Notre Dame: Donald Trump on his first overseas trip since his election

Elon Musk could be part of a 150-person delegation accompanying Donald Trump on his first overseas trip since his election. Enough to give protocol services cold sweats.

The heads of protocol will finally begin to see clearly: the Elysée is finalizing the list of its guests for the ceremony of December 7. In the end, crowned heads: including the King and Queen of the Belgians and the King of Spain – and about thirty heads of state and government are expected among the 1,500 handpicked people who will take place at Notre-Dame de Paris. A moving areopagus until the last minute, depending on current events or availability. We learned of the absence of Charles III and Queen Camilla, hit by a form of viral pneumonia that still left her “ tired “ on Wednesday.

The announcement of the arrival of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, whose visit will be the first abroad since his election, is one of the surprises of the last stretch, with its procession of questions of supervision, protocol, security… Joe Biden had declined the invitation a few days earlier and will be represented by his wife, Jill Biden.

A Musk publication annoys the Elysee

On Wednesday, there were rumors of another American, Elon Musk, taking part. The boss of SpaceX and Tesla, an unconditional supporter of Trump, would have made known his wish to be part of it. However, he is not among the long list of American patrons, but should be part of the very large delegation of the American president. If the figure of 150 people is confirmed, there will be enough to give the protocol a cold sweat.

Elon Musk’s interest in the cathedral was highlighted last week when the billionaire republished on his social network X unpublished images of the interior of Notre-Dame, taken in an unauthorized manner by a worker on the site. The short film, made public a few hours before Emmanuel Macron’s visit, annoyed the Élysée Palace, which had been keeping the suspense alive for weeks.

For December 7, diplomatic sources also confirm the presence of the Queen of Norway Sonja Haraldsen, the co-prince of Andorra Joan-Enric Vives i Sicilia, Prince Albert II, Henri Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife, Maria Teresa, as well as Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar and patron of the Cathedral.

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella also confirmed their presence, as well as Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Brice Oligui Nguema, President of the Republic of Gabon, and several heads of state of Eastern European countries, including Salomé Zourabichvili, President of Georgia, or Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland. The King of Morocco will be represented by his brother Mouley Rachid.