Breaking news: Princess Lalla Latifa, King Mohammed VI’s mother, passes away aged 78

Breaking news: Princess Lalla Latifa, King Mohammed VI’s mother, passes away aged 78

Princess Lalla Latifa, the mother of the King of Morocco, has died. She was 78.

The royal palace announced the news on Saturday afternoon. Tributes have already begun to pour in; Princess Lalla was the widow of King Hassan II and had five children: Princess Lalla Meryem, King Mohammed VI, Princess Lalla Asma, Princess Lalla Hasna, and Prince Moulay Rachid. The royal palace statement read as follows: "As we mourn this painful loss, we ask the Almighty God to shower the deceased with his infinite mercy and grant her paradise, and to prolong the life of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God preserve him and perpetuate his glory." 

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