Princess Lalla Meriem visits Italy at invitation of first lady

Originally published September 23, 2000

Princess Lalla Meriem, sister of King Mohammed VI, started on Thursday a visit to Italy at the invitation of first lady, Mrs Franca Ciampi. On Friday, she attended a lunch hosted by Mrs Cimapi at the Quirinale palace and visited the "Bambino Gesu" children hospital. The princess toured various facilities of the largest Italian children hospital.

On the same day, she visited the "Villa Borghese" museum.

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