The traditional torchlight retreat brightens up the city of Tetouan with magnificent parades

On the occasion of the commemoration of the 17th anniversary of the enthronement of H.M. King Mohammed VI, the Royal Guard organised its traditional torchlight retreat on Saturday evening in Tetouan, treating a jubilant crowd to admirable parades. The torchlight retreat parade, a splendid embodiment of the Kingdom's rich civilisational heritage, preceded by a platoon of the Royal Cavalry, set off from the Royal Palace to travel through the main arteries of the city to the Place de la Colombe, where the elements of the Royal Guard offered, with verve and mastery, a colourful spectacle, under the sustained cheers of thousands of people who came to celebrate this joyful anniversary.Likewise, the elements of the Royal Guard kept the Tetouan public in suspense, thanks to majestic weapon-handling figures, punctuated by melodies drawn from the repertoire of patriotic songs, which echo the grea…