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18th April 2019
05:52pm BST

Stephane Bern, a French TV personality, who was one of the first people to launch the funding appeal, announced the news yesterday saying: "The billion-euro mark of donations was reached during the day."
In less than 48 hours the enormous amount of money flooded in, with most of it coming from French billionaire businessmen.
Bernard Arnault’s family and his LVMH luxury goods group donated €200 million to help repair the cathedral, while François-Henri Pinault, a 56-year-old luxury goods group owner of Kering, which owns brands like Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, pledged to give €100 million.
French cosmetics company L’Oreal has also donated €200 million, while the Walt Disney Company has given €5 million.
French president Emmanuel Macron said the cathedral will be restored within five years.Explore more on these topics: