Lalla Aicha, Moroccan princess, first female Arab ambassador, Ambassador to United Kingdom (1965–1969); Greece (1969–1970); Italy (1970–1973), died she was 81.

Princess Lalla Aicha, was the eldest sister of the late King Hassan II of Morocco, and daughter of King Mohammed V of Morocco and Lalla Abla bint Tahar died she was 81.
(17 June 1930 – 4 September 2011) 

Life and career

Born in Rabat, she was privately educated in Rabat and awarded a Baccalauréat degree. The exile in 1953 of Mohammed V and his family on Corsica interrupted her studies in languages. Lalla Aicha was the Ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom between 1965 and 1969, and then to Greece from 1969 to 1970, and to Italy between 1970 and 1973.^[2] She was the first president of the Entraide Nationale,^[3] president of the Moroccan Red Crescent Society from the 1950s to 1969, ^[4][5] and honorary president of the National Union of Moroccan Women since 1969 until her death.^[2]

Family

She married firstly on 16 August 1961, at the Dar al-Makhzin in Rabat, Moulay Hassan al-Yaqubi (born 1934) and divorced in 1972. Together they had two daughters:^[2]

• Lalla Zubaida al-Yaqubi (also named Zoubida El Yacoubi), Vice-Consul at New York 1985
• Lalla Nufissa al-Yaqubi (also named Noufissa El Yacoubi), Vice-Consul at New York 1986

Titles, styles and honours

Titles and atyles

• Her Highness Lalla Aicha (1930–1957)
• Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Aicha (1957–2011)

Honours

She received several honours during her life:^[2]

• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Throne of Morocco (1963)
• Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy (1970)
• Honorary Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO, 1980)

Honorary military appointments

• Honorary Colonel of the Syrian Army (1957–2011)^[2]

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