Princess Lalla Salma

Several royals were on the list of more than 10 000 Moroccan phone numbers (20% of the total) on the leaked Pegasus list including M6 ex-wife Princess Lalla Salma and former 'Red Prince' Moulay Hicham (AC Vol 60 No 17 Divorce Moroccan-style)...

However there is speculation that his ex-wife Princess Lalla Salma may be partly rehabilitated to help the royal children better confront challenges to come; but that only adds to speculation about the king's health (AC Vol 60 No 17 Divorce Moroccan-style)...

Rumours of problems in King Mohammed VI (M6)'s marriage to Princess Lalla Salma (née Bennani) have persisted for years and the couple are now separated after 17 years although few details have emerged...

After Lalla Salma was reported in July to be holidaying with her 12-year-old daughter on the superyacht Serenity off the Greek island of Skiathos – while M6 stayed at home with his son – some media went much further...

This led to a letter of protest from the Palace's French lawyer Eric Dupond-Moretti saying 'King Mohammed VI and his ex-wife Lalla Salma jointly' called such rumours 'intolerable'...

In the millennial history of the Moroccan monarchy Lalla Salma was the first royal wife to have an official title (Her Royal Highness) and she will remain 'mother to the royal children'...

Less visible at present is his photogenic mother Princess Lalla Salma whose business ambitions – including an association with Côte d'Ivoire's wealthy First Lady Dominique Ouattara – have become subjects of considerable speculation...

Lalla Salma's investments in other African countries are being transferred to official investment funds having suffered losses and her stock is at its lowest since she married into the royal family in 2002 several sources have told Africa Confidential...

Sahrawi protests occasionally flare up in the capital El Ayoun but second city Dakhla is now best-known as the capital of kite-surfing favoured by M6's wife Lalla Salma and the international smart set...