# Spanish royals return to Ceuta after 19 years amid lingering migration crisis

https://mins.news/en/item/97949

- euronews, 2026-10-13 12:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/spanish-crown-returns-to-ceuta-after-19-years-amid-lingering-migration-crisis

> King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are visiting Ceuta and Melilla today and tomorrow, marking the first royal trip to both cities since 2007. The visit comes two and a half months after a mass influx of migrants into Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous city.

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- [Ceuta Mass Migration and Border Controls](https://mins.news/en/topic/ceuta-mass-migration-crisis) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/ceuta-mass-migration-crisis.md

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