France’s richest man has pledged €200 million (£173 million/$226 million) to help restore Notre Dame cathedral in Paris after the devastating fire on Monday evening.
Billionaire Bernard Arnault is the biggest donor to the half a billion euros that have so far been pledged to save the cathedral. François-Henri Pinault, husband of Hollywood actress Salma Hayek, has also offered €100 million euros for the restoration, while multinational oil company Total also pledged €100 million.
The LVMH luxury goods company, headed by Mr Arnault, said in a statement: “The Arnault family and the LVMH group, in solidarity with this national tragedy, are associated with the reconstruction of this extraordinary cathedral, symbol of France, its heritage and its unity.
