Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco radiant in Portugal Ball Riviera

Lalla Salma of Morocco, wife of King Mohammed VI, last Saturday was the guest of honor of the 3rd Ball Riviera in Estoril, Portugal.

Radiant in its golden caftan, her long curls prancing on his shoulders, Lalla Salma lit this Saturday, October 22, 2016 the Ball Riviera in Estoril, a Portuguese city located 18 km west of Lisbon. Invited to chair the third edition of this gala evening organized by the Prince Charles-Philippe d'Orleans - one of the nephews of the Count of Paris Henri of Orleans, pretender to the crown FRANCAISE-, the wife of King Mohammed VI of Morocco had received there the price "Tribute award". This was awarded for his work as President of the Lalla Salma Foundation for the prevention and treatment of cancers. "The Prince Charles-Philippe d'Orleans also handed to the Director General of the Foundation Lalla Salma Rashid Bakkali the price" Solidarity Award "awarded to the Moroccan foundation," said the north African edition of the Huffington Post , which said that revenues from the auction of this charity event were donated to the foundation Lalla Salma.

Lalla Salma visited the bedside of sick small Portuguese

The wife of the Moroccan king took advantage of his presence on Portuguese soil to visit the day before the President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in the Palace of Belém in Lisbon. The young 38 year old princess, mum of Prince Moulay el Hassan, 13, and Lalla Khadija, 9 , also went to the Portuguese Institute of Oncology (IPO) in Lisbon, where she met children treated for cancers. With Prince Charles-Philippe d'Orleans and his Portuguese wife Diana Alvares Pereira de Melo, Lalla Salma it was presented with the actions of patients conducted by the Portuguese League for fight against cancer (CISA).

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in Lisbon, October 21, 2016© Balkis Press / ABACA

The Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco to the Oncology Portuguese Institute Lisbon, October 21, 2016© Balkis Press / ABACA

The wife of King Mohammed VI of Morocco has created the "Foundation Lalla Salma - prevention and treatment of cancer" in 2005, three years after their marriage. It aims to make the fight against cancer a public health priority in Morocco and in the region, while improving care for patients. Its tenth anniversary was marked, October 3, 2015 in Marrakech, by a charity gala dinner. The opportunity to take stock which indicated awareness and prevention campaigns, especially to women and education and sanitation infrastructure creations -centres early detection, mobile units, specialized hospitals, living houses - to improve the conditions of care for patients and alleviate their suffering. It was further reported that the Foundation has committed partnerships, both in Morocco and internationally, in the field of scientific research and contributed to the training of health professionals. "Through international cooperation, the Lalla Salma Foundation is currently considered a pioneer in the fight against cancer in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean and Africa (MEA) with the leadership role played by HRH Princess Lalla Salma internationally and the support provided by the Foundation in Africa ", then wrote" Today, Morocco. "