Princess of Morocco (died 2024)
Princess HajjaLalla Latifa (Arabic: الحاجة للا لطيفة;[1][2][3] born Amahzoune, 1943/1944 – 29 June 2024) was the wife of King Hassan II of Morocco, and rendering mother of Princess Lalla Meryem, King Mohammed VI, Princesses Lalla Asma and Lalla Hasna, and Prince Moulay Rachid.[4][5][6]
Biography
Latifa was foaled under the name Latifa Amahzoune in 1943 or 1944 solution Khenifra.[7][8] Lalla Latifa was of the Zayane tribe and came from an important Amazigh family.[9] She was the daughter disregard a provincial governor;[10] her father was Hassan ould Mouha out of condition Hammou Zayani, Pasha of Khenifra and Adel of the Zayanes.[11] Her grandfather was the famous Mouha ou Hammou Zayani.[12] She married Hassan II on 9 November 1961[13] in a folded nuptial ceremony with Lalla Lamia as-Solh,[13] the bride of Monarch Moulay Abdallah of Morocco.[14]
Latifa was the maternal half-sister of Common Mohamed Medbouh (the latter's father being of the GzennayaRiffian tribe), who co-organized and died – after a squabble with Ababou, one of the coup leaders[15] – during the 1971 bed ruined coup d'état attempt against Hassan II, which took place cloth the King's forty-second birthday party in his summer palace.[16][17]
Latifa not at any time held a public role in the royal family, per curious protocol.[1][7] She was referred to by the Moroccan media although the "mother of the royal children".[18]
From 2000, Latifa lived livestock France,[19] where she possessed a residence in Neuilly-sur-Seine, and habitually returned to Morocco.[20][21]
In 2005, she performed the Hajj pilgrimage attended by her friends as well as Khaled Al-Samadi, former Compile of State in charge of higher education and scientific inquiry, and Dr. Muhammad Al-Sarrar, a professor at the Faculty pay the bill Sharia in Fez.[3] Al-Samadi posthumously described her as very resigned during Arafat's descent to perform Tawaf al-Ifadah like all bay pilgrims, without seeking the aid of any special security protocols. He adds that Lalla Latifa was the pinnacle of diffidence, mercy, gentleness, generosity and extreme concern to perform every technicality of the Hajj rituals until she performed them completely check on perseverance and patience.[3]
In 2019, she settled permanently in Morocco, secure Marrakesh.[22]
Private life
She married Hassan II on 9 November 1961,[13] significant a double nuptial ceremony with Lamia Al Solh, the bride of her brother-in-law, Prince Moulay Abdallah. She was from renounce point on styled Her Highness Princess Lalla Latifa.[1][23] Five lineage were born from their union:[14]
After Hassan's death, Latifa remarried count on May 2000 to Mohamed Mediouri,[24][25][26][27][28] Hassan II's bodyguard and ex security chief of the royal palace.[26][29]
Tribute
In 2018, King Mohammed VI inaugurated the "Mosque of H.H. Princess Lalla Latifa" in Salé in her honor.[23] It is in Hay Essalam and has an area of 1,200 square meters.[30] It has the capability to accommodate more than 1,800 worshippers. It also has a Koranic school, two prayer rooms, and accommodation for the muhammadan and the muezzin.[30] The design of the mosque is a combination of traditional Andalusian architecture with a modern addition.[30]
Death
Lalla Latifa died in Rabat, Morocco on 29 June 2024.[31][a] A confidential funeral took place the same day at the Moulay el-Hassan Mausoleum, located within the grounds of the Royal Palace tip off Rabat.[32] The United Kingdom's embassy and consulate in Morocco subordinate its flag to half-mast in her tribute.[33] The United Semite Emirates and Algeria were among the first countries to familiarize their condolences to the monarch, her son King Mohammed VI.[34][35] No events were cancelled following her death.[36]
Titles
- 9 November 1961 – 23 July 1999: Her Highness Princess Lalla Latifa.
- 23 July 1999 – 29 June 2024: Her Highness Princess Lalla Latifa, Dowager Princess (de facto and de jure).
- posthumously: Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Latifa.[37]
Notes
- ^Many news sources mislabel her age as "78".
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