King Mohammed VI received on Wednesday at the Royal Palace in Tetouan, the athlete Soufiane El Bakkali, gold medallist in the men’s 3,000 m steeplechase at the Summer Olympic Games (Paris 2024).

Nestled within Palace Park at the western end of Karl Johans gate, the Royal Palace draws history buffs, architecture enthusiasts, political junkies and those who enjoy learning about European royals.

While Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia actually live at Drottningholm Palace (some 20 minutes west of Stockholm), Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace) serves as their workplace and is the ...