Thursday 30 July 2026 was Throne Day in northern Morocco. As one of the country's most serious migration crises in years unfolded a few kilometres away, on the border of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, then-serving head of government Aziz Akhannouch hosted his customary luncheon in Tetouan to mark the anniversary of Mohammed VI's accession to the throne.
Two members of the royal family attended: Crown Prince Moulay Hassan and his uncle Moulay Rachid, the king's younger brother.
Their presence reassured
