The family of French billionaire Bernard Arnault and his LVMH luxury goods group will donate 200 million euros to help repair the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, a statement released on behalf of the group said.



"The Arnault family and the LVMH group wish to show their solidarity with this national tragedy and come together to contribute to the reconstruction of this extraordinary cathedral, symbol of France, its heritage and its unity".

#BREAKING French magnate Arnault, LVMH pledge 200 mn euros for Notre-Dame pic.twitter.com/omXrPoVqP8 — AFP news agency (@AFP) April 16, 2019

is announcement comes after the announcement made by another luxury magnate, Francois Pinault who also promises to help rebuild the building (read article below)