The Notredame Cathredral got paritally burned, and alot of people are shocked and upset by it because the Notredame is a huge part of french history.
The lionesses reprezent the french flag and some of the lionesses have a french flag on their cheeks. And, yes, I know that the flags are sideways, but it is ment to be the french flag.
*I did refrence the lionesses from a scene in the lionking, but didn't trace it*