Notre Dame Inauguration New Flash

By Louise Peloquin

Barely 24 hours before the ceremony, The Archdiocese of Paris and the Élysée Palace (France’s “White House”) announced that the weather has flipped the December 7th Notre Dame inauguration ceremony set to welcome over 50 heads of state. Several of the main events, such as President Emmanuel Macron’s official speech, were to take place under an enormous tent set up on the square outside the cathedral. But finally, the expected 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts and pelting rain will push the entire ceremony inside Notre Dame.

The weather conditions have upended the festivities as well. The Saturday evening musical program was pre-recorded on Friday night to be broadcast on Saturday.