The King of Morocco makes the news again during a stay in Paris. Mohammed VI had his photo taken while strolling, wearing floral jeans, in a luxury store in the French capital. The image gets a lot of attention and it's not without reason. Many suspect a communications operation intended to erase the shocking images showing him with a cane.
Less than three weeks ago, the King of Morocco appeared very weakened, forced to lean on a cane when he welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron at Rabat airport on October 28.
On vacation in Paris since November 7, the sovereign has been seen in better condition. At least that's what an image that's all the rage on social media shows.
We see Mohamed VI in a luxury store on Boulevard Haussmann, in the Parisian capital. His close guard is very discreet. Mohamed VI, dressed in a colorful outfit, floral jeans, green jacket and black shoes, seems to strut around like an average customer. Above all, his equipment is missing the cane that toured the world on October 28.
“King Mohamed VI of Morocco strolled through a Parisian department store this weekend. Stained clothes are in fashion! He started his vacation in Paris on November 7. It's been a long time since we last saw him walking around Paris.“, wrote on X the Spanish journalist specializing in Morocco, Ignacio Cembrero.
Except that the image hides other intentions. As the Moroccan journalist exiled in Spain, Ali Lemrabet, points out, it is a photo and not a video. In the context of royal news, the difference is significant.
Lemrabet and many observers suspect a carefully prepared communications operation to make people believe that the king has recovered and has regained the ability to move around at ease.
King Mohammed VI photographed in an extravagant outfit in Paris
“It's a photo, let's say, advertising, and not a video. According to experts on the state of health of the Moroccan sovereign, in a video it can be seen that he is unable to manage the left side of his body. Hence the cane we saw recently“, analyzes Ali Lemrabet on the same social network.
The images of the king leaning on a cane shocked all of Morocco and reignited speculation about his state of health and his ability to continue to reign. This is the first time he has been shown in this state.
In recent months, during his rare public outings, the king was always shown seated in an armchair giving a speech or leading a meeting. But for the arrival of the French president, protocol and the rank of the host required that he welcome him himself at the foot of the plane.
For observers, the last “sortie“Paris visit of King Mohammed VI and the image which incomprehensibly leaked are an attempt to give Moroccan public opinion false good news about his state of health and to repair the damage caused by the scene observed on October 28 at Rabat airport.
The first act of this communication operation took place immediately after the broadcast of the images of Mohamed VI leaning on a cane.
Headlines in the Moroccan press had claimed that the king was suffering from the after-effects of a “muscle tightness in the back due to sciatica that affects the way you stand and walk“.
“It is normal for such contracture to be felt when standing and walking. After a period of convalescence, the symptoms described disappear naturally.“, reassured a doctor quoted by the site The 360.ma.
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