# Spanish royals visit Ceuta amid tensions with Morocco over migrant influx

https://mins.news/en/item/98268

- France 24, 2026-10-13 15:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261013-spanish-royals-visit-ceuta-amid-tensions-with-morocco-over-migrant-influx

> King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta on Tuesday for the first time in 14 years. The North African enclave is dealing with the aftermath of a mass migrant influx; authorities cleared makeshift beach camps before the visit as relations with neighbouring Morocco remain strained.

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