Rabat, October 2004. His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco has awarded one of his country’s highest honours to Mr Anthony Bailey.
The award of Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Al-Alaoui was made in recognition of the contribution which Mr Bailey has given over recent years to the Moroccan-British Society and on the occasion of the signing of the HM King Mohammed VI Fellowship for Moroccan and Mediterranean Studies between the Moroccan British Society and St Anthony’s College, University of Oxford. Mr Bailey is a Trustee and Committee member of the Society.
The ceremony took place at the Royal Palace in Rabat and was presided over by HRH Prince Moulay Rashid, brother of the Moroccan monarch. Among those attending were HH Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui, President of the Moroccan-British Society, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Morocco, HE Mr Haydon Warren-Gash, and The Ambassador of His Majesty The King of Morocco to the Court of St James’s, HE Mr Mohammed Belmahi.
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