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Spanish royals make sensitive official visit to sensitive Ceuta enclave

Spanish royals make sensitive official visit to sensitive Ceuta enclave
France 24 Wednesday 14 October 2026, 09:43 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Cheering crowds waving Spanish flags filled Ceuta on Tuesday as King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia made a diplomatically sensitive visit to the city following July's migrant influx from Morocco. Their trip is the first royal visit since 2007, when a diplomatic crisis erupted with neighbouring Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Spain's other North African territory of Melilla.

Cheering crowds waving Spanish flags filled Ceuta on Tuesday as King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia made a diplomatically sensitive visit to the city following July's migrant influx from Morocco. Their trip is the first royal visit since 2007, when a diplomatic crisis erupted with neighbouring Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Spain's other North African territory of Melilla.
Spanish (ORG) Ceuta (LOCATION) Felipe VI (PERSON) Queen Letizia (PERSON) Morocco (LOCATION) Spain (LOCATION) North African (ORG) Melilla (LOCATION)
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