Michelle Obama almost got a firsthand view of the Notre Dame fire, as she was on a Paris river cruise as the blaze burned the cathedral.
The world watched in horror on April 15 as fires tore through Notre Dame, and Michelle Obama, 55, was one of the many people left aghast at the destruction of the French landmark. However, unlike those whose eyes were glued to news coverage of the fire, the former FLOTUS was actually in France when the blaze broke out (h/t TMZ, and click here to see picturesof Michelle on the river cruise.) Michelle, who was in Paris for a Conference at the Accord Hotel as part of the promotion of her bestseller, Becoming, had boarded the Ducasse du Sienne, a dinner cruise, earlier in the night. Though the night began joyous, with the former First Lady sipping wine with her fellow guests, the mood shifted when chef Alain Ducasse showed her coverage of the fire.
