Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama tells crowd to ‘be strong’ on Paris book tour
17 April 2019 |
2:40 pm
Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday told a crowd of thousands in Paris to "be strong and have faith", in the wake of the disastrous blaze at the city's Notre Dame cathedral on Monday.
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