The Kings of Spain visit Ceuta on October 13, their first visit since 2007

The Kingsof Spain will visitCeutaon the 13th of October . This will be their first visit to Ceuta since they acceded to the throne in June 2014. 

More than 80,000 migrants will visit the city two and a half months after arriving from Morocco, as reported today by Zarzuela and the Spanish Government.

Thevisit will also include Melilla . The only visit of the Kings of Spain to the two cities in North Africa since the restoration of the monarchy was made by Juan Carlos I and Sofia in November 2007. 

As for the 13th of October, "the government and the royal house have agreed."

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced at the end of August that the Kings would travel to Ceuta and said there were "sufficient arguments and reasons" for this.

The date, however, remained unspecified until today. Only yesterday, asked about the date, Sanchez said he would announce it when the time comes, and he did not make it clear whether he would go with the kings or not.

Sanchez will not help the kings

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, will not travel with the kings Felipe VI and Letizia to Ceuta, as confirmed by sources from Moncloa.

It has been argued that Sanchez does not usually accompany the Kings on official trips, and that the Spanish Government will probably be represented by a minister on that visit.