Prince William will have to “work” on a weekend, you guys. Kensington Palace announced today that William will travel to France tomorrow for the reopening ceremony for Notre Dame. A fire burned part of Notre Dame in 2019, and people donated hundreds of millions of dollars to repair and restore the famous cathedral. President Macron has invited international dignitaries to France for tomorrow’s ceremony, and it looks like Peggington is leading the British delegation. He might even be a one-person delegation?
Prince William will attend the ceremony marking the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday. The world-famous cathedral burned in a devastating fire in 2019. Now, after more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, the 12th-century landmark has been revived.
A spokesman for Kensington Palace said on Friday: “The Prince of Wales will travel to Paris tomorrow to attend the ceremony marking the reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral. His Royal Highness is travelling at the request of His Majesty’s Government on behalf of the United Kingdom.”
The reopening this weekend is the first of several events planned to celebrate the cathedral’s restoration. Donald Trump, the US president-elect, and dozens of heads of state and government have accepted invites from French President Emmanuel Macron.
I didn’t know Trump would be there too. My guess is that Macron has already started buttering up that fascist turkey. Anyway, I’m shocked that William agreed to do this – it’s something Charles would have done as Prince of Wales, but as we’ve seen in the past two years, William is too incompetent and lazy to take on these kinds of trips and events. The man refused to go to his godfather’s funeral AND memorial. I wonder how Charles bribed him?
Meanwhile, William apparently served Christmas dinner at The Passage, a homeless shelter, on Thursday. Rebecca English at the Daily Mail swears that William’s visit was unannounced and unpublicized and a man named “Leo” contacted her with the story, photos and videos. Like… this is the stupidest game. It’s fine that William wanted people to know he volunteered at a shelter, but just brief the press about it openly.
Exclusively on @MailOnline today, my story about how Prince William quietly turned up to The Passage yesterday to serve Christmas dinner. No media present but I was contacted by lovely Leo who was so impressed by William’s sincerity and respect that he wanted people to know 😊 pic.twitter.com/35OPdvtzaV
— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) December 6, 2024
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- The Prince of Wales (left) greets the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in London, on behalf of the King, before the ceremonial welcome at Horse Guards Parade, for his state visit to the UK. Picture date: Tuesday December 3, 2024.,Image: 942415771, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon/Avalon
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 03: Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales arrive in a carriage at Buckingham Palace during day one of The Amir of the State of Qatar’s visit to the United Kingdom on December 03, 2024 in London, England. His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, accompanied by Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, will hold several engagements with The Prince and Princess of Wales, The King and Queen as well as political figures.,Image: 942433347, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Chris Jackson/Avalon/Avalon
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- Prince William sits inside the carriage ahead of the Emir of Qatar’s Ceremonial Welcome, Horse Guards Parade Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani State Visit to London, UK – 03 Dec 2024,Image: 942433801, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Victoria Jones/Shutterstock/Avalon/Avalon
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- Catherine Princess of Wales and Prince William seen at the State visit by the Amir of the State of Qatar, Ceremonial Welcome on Tuesday 3 December 2024 at Horse Guards Parade, London. .,Image: 942443878, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: World Rights – Julie Edwards/Avalon.Red, Model Release: no, Credit line: Julie Edwards/Avalon/Avalon
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- Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales stands next to Prince William, Prince of Wales, as Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and his wife Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al-Thani visit Buckingham palace in London, Britain, December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Mina,Image: 942538766, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Mina Kim/Avalon/Avalon
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- London, UK, 03 December 2024: The Viscountess Hood and William, the Prince of Wales make their way along the East Gallery to attend the state banquet for the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at Buckingham Palace, London, during his state visit to the UK.,Image: 942785620, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon/Avalon
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- The Prince and Princess of Wales as they greet the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his wife Sheikha Jawaher, in London, on behalf of the King, before the ceremonial welcome at Horse Guards Parade, for their state visit to the UK. Featuring: William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess Of Wales Where: London, United Kingdom When: 03 Dec 2024 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- Ceremonial welcome on Horse Guards on the first day of the two-day State Visit to Britain of The Emir of Qatar and his wife Featuring: Catherine, Princess of Wales, William, Prince of Wales Where: London, United Kingdom When: 03 Dec 2024 Credit: Cover Images
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- Ceremonial welcome on Horse Guards on the first day of the two-day State Visit to Britain of The Emir of Qatar and his wife Featuring: Catherine, Princess of Wales, William, Prince of Wales Where: London, United Kingdom When: 03 Dec 2024 Credit: Cover Images
It’s telling – again- that the Bald One is attending without his “ Queen “ … again.
Yikes the RF has fallen so far so fast.
And Macron – what is HIS game. Trump? Baldy?
That beautiful Cathedral rebuilt by the work and donations of so many ?
What is he thinking? ( Keep your enemies and buffoons close? )
That’s just standard protocol when inviting heads of state, if there’s a president-elect, (s)he’s going to be invited too.
And Willy wasn’t requested by the Elysée, it’s just who the British decided to send in for them. Starmer would’ve been better at it honestly..
Jill Biden will be there. Joe is staying home.
That’s what it sounds like “keep your enemies close “. This in Pegs mind will bolster his I’m a global statesman going to the re-opening of the NotreDame cathedral. So now he opens churches in foreign countries.
And he doesn’t even believe in God, you think they could find someone who is religious to do it.
Just read today that WillNot talked with the orange menace, underlining how he is very much a statesman. He wasn’t in any picture in German news though.
Which is unusual, currently the boulevard afternoon TV is gushing over Kannot as if she had just raised from her deathbed. Baldy gets ignored over all the “the Princess is back!” hysteria.
They are soooo separated.
Love that first photo–Katie is completely obscured by the post in the carriage. Yikes!
Kate likely isn’t going so….does this signal a separation? After all, she didn’t attend the state dinner either. Nor did she go to South Africa. Does him doing events alone signal a problem in their marriage? Or is that line of inquiry only for spares with nonwhite spouses?
Yeah there was literally a story yesterday about how they would ” never professionally separate like the Sussexes”. This seems like the type of turnaround trip that you would absolutely expect both of them to make quickly and be back home later that day. It’s not like they have newborns, a preteen and a two kids closer to 10 than 5 should be fine for 24 hours with their nanny or a family member.
aka Professional Separation.
Who will dress as the French flag if Kate’s not there?
Boom!! She must be seething that she doesn’t get to go. It actually sounds like a fun and interesting event.
It is weird she’s not going because it would normally be something she would attend, especially with Paris being so close by.
I would have thought she would go…it would have been a “trial” to see if she could go to Italy lol.
I mean, good. The Notre Dame reopening ceremony is exactly the kind of events that William should be attending as Prince of Wales.
I am rolling my eyes so hard at the “lovely Leo” story. Just have press accompany you William and admit it. Dont make up a cover story for how the head of the rota got the story.
Also it will be interesting to see how he navigates a setting where he isn’t the central focus of attention.
Make no mistake! William just wants to be seen like the Sussexes, only needing organizations to announce the work they do with them instead of things a photo op. But this falls flat because the only orgs mentioned are the DailyMail even though I believe The Passage has their own handles. Another royal fail.
Yes he should attend. And Kate should be there too. It’s a short flight for them.
It’s already being billed by the press as William rubbing shoulders with world leaders like Donald Trump. This is going to be pushed as another step towards William becoming a global statesman. As for the visit to Passages, I don’t know who Becky is trying to fool with this story that some guy named Leo gave her the photos. It’s obvious KP gave the exclusive to the DM and that they were invited to the visit.
@amybee I came here to say the same thing. We’ll get a barrage of “global statesman” stories but the accompanying photos will show him being ignored.
It would be so tragic and funny at the same time, if the real important heads of state were to shun Harry’s brother.
As to the Passages Christmas dinner, I don’t believe the back story. Why give photos exclusively to the Fail? Why not put your pics out on your own socials? I also don’t believe that Harry’s brother would do “a work” without anyone knowing and writing about it, especially a project that not only ties him to their mother, but also to his charity that wants to end homelessness and could use more publicity. The gold-plated advisers and experts without expertise should come up with better ideas next time.
I’m not surprised that he would show up to this. Political and entertainment heaven hitters will be there. He loves to think that he’s on that level. When of course he’s just a lazy nepo baby like trump.
The games that Becky English plays, my god. She is not giving up her spot in the rota. And why do I feel like if given the chance William would beg trump to deport his brother🙄. Of course, trump would turn around and tell everyone bc discreet he is not.
Oh this will be interesting. William will have to do face time with Trump to make that “global statesman” tag stick. The problems are: 1, if William snubs Orange-zilla he will see it as an insult and Trump will go at William on SM; 2, half the US still won’t tolerate a 34-time convicted felon as head of state and government and by cozing up to Trump William will have Trump’s stench rub off on him. William wants inroads with Americans and this won’t help. William can’t back out because the UK government ordered him to do it. I like butter on my popcorn.
I think William is a MAGA through and through.
My fear is that Willy will cozy up to Cheeto Pendejo to try to persuade him to deport Harry, just to stick it to his little brother. And given Cheeto’s fixation on all things royal and desire to be seen as being on an equal footing/BFF/royal-adjacent fanboy, Willy might be successful. Stressful times ahead …
My thoughts too.
Hope to see Billy Boy and the Great Orange One huddled in a corner, shunned by all other attendees, maybe with everyone else circling around Jill Biden to keep the Orange One away.
I don’t think Charles bribed him. “…at the request of His Majesty’s Government on behalf of the United Kingdom,” sounds like “Put on your hat and coat and get your ass over there.”
And with the political and financial chaos in France right now, Macron needs all the support he can get – whether it’s a reluctant prince or an orange president-elect.
It should be a very nice event – the restorations look beautiful.
I thought Won’t and Can’t know that they are at their best as a package deal – unlike Harry & Meg? So why isn’t Kate going to Paris? Do they know in advance that she will be having a “bad day?” So!many!questions!
As an former art student Kate should be the best option 😁
The media does not ever question on a daily basis why William goes places alone and Kate stays home. That is limited to Meghan and Harry. Kate is not knowledgeable about Art and never used her degree. She got confused about Faberge eggs.
Don’tcha know, poor sausage will be utterly EXHAUSTED after her Carol service taping tonight! She can only be soothed and restored by spending the weekend with mummy catering to her as she languishes on the sofa in Bucklebury.
@Kittenmom – She held her annual carol concert at Westminster Abbey this evening so travelling to Paris tomorrow would be too much for her – poor dear.
And the concert gives her a better opportunity to make an event all about her.
The dm would then make it all about keen
Will has been carrying on like a whirling devervish all to drive up his year end royal engagements? Whatever reason, Will can’t coast forever, needs to knuckle down and work in partnership with his dad the king on covering enough engagements to justify the continuation of the monarchy. Forget Beckham, Tindall, PB or Ant and Dec it is Will who needs to fulfill the role of heir and show up a lot more.
Ugh, this event will be wasted on philistines like William and Trump.
Well the US media will certainly feature the Orange felon as he is their guy. Wouldn’t be surprised if the Muskox showed up as the plus 1
Completely agree but they’ve already celebrated it with a huge gathering of people who were more important, the people who worked on or aided the mission of restoring it. The crowd filled the cathedral even though there were plenty of engineers/specialists from other countries that weren’t there. In my mind it’s already been christened.
Yeah, Macron posted a great photo yesterday (I think it was yesterday).
Omg he was there with Trump as his plus 1. I won’t be surprised if Elon will stand next to him during the inauguration.
He is not invited because of his merits, his personality or his achievements, but very simply because of a role whose origins lie in hardship, suffering, overpowering and abused power against people, countries and peoples. Macron is polite.
It was reported on the TV news tonight that William wants to engage in bilateral talks when he is in Paris tomorrow. What’s the betting he’s going to pressure tRump to deport Prince Harry as soon as he takes office?
Trump would open a can of worms if he does. His wife and in laws visa records would have to be revealed then.
William posturing and posing is a joke
Trump was in office when H applied for his Visa. Trump’s government APPROVED his visa. Trump would look justifiably foolish if he reversed himself now.
@Gail Hirst – That’s as maybe but H’s visa was approved before Spare came out and some secrets were revealed. Trump will do whatever wants when he takes office, whether it makes him look foolish or not.
It was reported on Sky News about 4 hours ago that William will meet with Trump at the British Embassy in Paris prior to the ceremony at Notre Dam. The Times also carries the story.
William is there at the behest of the British Government, ostensibly to talk about the “special relationship”. What can they possibly have to talk about though? William was reported to have been enraged by Trump’s comments about his mother, Diana, at one time. I think William is unhinged enough to try to persuade Trump to deport Harry once he takes office.
Correction: Notre Dame
Bilateral talks with whom? I saw a headline that said this trip was a last minute decision. William cannot be taken seriously because he is not a serious person.
@tamsin – Yes, it was a last minute decision at the behest of the British Government. Worrying is the fact that William will meet with Trump privately at the British Embassy in Paris before the ceremony at Notre Dam.
The emphasis is on the word “privately”. Correction: Notre Dame
Just saw this also on the news that they both met. Well, CA is a sanctuary state, and Newsom stated he’s not going to allow Trump’s mass deportations in this state. CA voters kicked Out a couple of House Reps this year who endorsed trump.
I won’t be surprised however if W will be coming to the U.S. more often.
Macron sure like to invite fascists and other bigots to useless and exorbitantly expensive ceremonies. Meanwhile we don’t have a government anymore because he’s literally among the worst presidents we’ve ever had. But yeah let’s do a stupid ceremony and let’s invite only rich people to it as well.