Prince Moulay El Hassan took part last week, alongside his father King Mohammed VI of Morocco, in a ceremonial dinner given in honor of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
It had been a long time since we had seen him without a mask. A photo has been released showing Prince Moulay El Hassan seated, between his father the King of Morocco Mohammed VI, and his uncle Prince Moulay El Rachid, at a table at the Royal Residence in Salé, this Thursday evening, April 7, 2022. The heir to the Moroccan throne, who will turn 19 in less than a month, was dressed in traditional dress, a blue, and beige striped djellabah, and wearing his red fez.
Prince Moulay El Hassan of Morocco in Salé, April 7, 2022 © Balkis Press/ABACA
This dinner was given by the Moroccan sovereign in honor of the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, on a two-day visit to his kingdom. In this period of Ramadan, it was an iftar, the meal for breaking the fast. Also present, on the Moroccan side, where the head of government, Aziz Akhannouch, the monarch’s adviser, Fouad Ali El Himma, and the minister of foreign affairs, African cooperation, and Moroccans residing abroad, Nasser Bourita. And on the Spanish side, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, and the Spanish Ambassador to Rabat, Ricardo Diez-Hochleitner.
Mohammed VI receives Pedro Sanchez in the audience
King Mohammed VI also received Pedro Sanchez in the audience. “On this occasion, His Majesty the King and the President of the Spanish Government reiterated the desire to open a new stage in relations between the two countries, based on mutual respect, mutual trust, permanent consultation, and frank cooperation. and loyal,” said the Palace, stressing that among the points discussed was the thorny subject of Western Sahara. The Spanish Prime Minister “required to reaffirm Spain’s position on the Sahara issue, considering the Moroccan autonomy initiative as the most serious, realistic and credible basis for resolving the dispute”, the Court reported. Moroccan.
