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The mystery of the missing Princess

She was once a common representative at royal events representing Morocco’s King Mohammed, but since 2017, Princess Lalla Salma has not been seen in any official capacity. So where is the so-called “Ghost Princess,” and what is she doing? It was reported in 2018 by Hola magazine that she had divorced the Moroccan King, but the Moroccan Royal Palace never confirmed or…
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Morocco

Who is Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco?

Born in Rome, Italy, on 26 August 1962, to King Hassan II and his second wife, Lalla Latifa Hammou, Lalla Meryem was the first child and eldest daughter of the couple; her birth, reportedly, took place in Italy because the family was on holiday there at the time. She…
Morocco

New banknotes to be issued in Morocco to mark the King's 20 years on the throne

New banknotes have been issued in Morocco by Bank Al Maghrib to mark the 20th anniversary of King Mohammed VI, 56, ascending the Moroccan throne. The bank will be issuing a limited amount of commemorative MAD 20 notes in September of this year. According to Moroccan World News, the bank explained about the new banknote saying it is “characterised by a vertical design, which carries a…
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International royals

Princess Lalla Salma undertakes first engagement in two years

After almost two years of absence, a flurry of rumours regarding divorce, and confusion as to her whereabouts, Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco has undertaken an engagement – albeit anunofficial one. The Princess, who last undertook an engagement at the end of 2017, was in the city of Beni Mellal Wednesday morning in Morocco’s interior to visit the Beni Mellal Oncology Centre on…
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Opinion

Opinion: Moroccan Royal Court should confirm or deny the divorce to ease concerns over disappearance of Princess

Royal Central’s Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, gives her opinion as to why the Moroccan Royal Court should publicly confirm or deny the divorce between the King and Princess consort. Divorce rumours emerged early in 2018 between King Mohammed and Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco who had married in 2002. Embed from Getty Images The Princess, at the time of the divorce reports, hadn’t been seen…
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