King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan will deliver Throne Speech Friday evening

King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan, Commander of the Faithful, will perform on Friday noon the Friday prayers at Al-Hal Fass Mosque (near the Royal Palace of Rabat) and will deliver the speech of the throne the same day later in the evening, the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery said in a release.

The Friday prayers and the Throne Speech will be aired live by Moroccan Radio and Television, the ministry said.

Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan, eldest son of King Hassan II and Morocco's crown prince, was proclaimed King of Morocco a few hours after the demise of his father last Friday.