Fundraiser set up to rebuild Notre-Dame

A fundraiser to ‘rebuild Notre-Dame de Paris’ has started on the homepage of the Fondation de France.

Oliver Rowland

Published Tuesday 16 April 2019 - 13:42 Modified Tuesday 16 April 2019 - 13:42

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