The four Moroccan men who made it to Queen Victoria’s Souvenir Albums

Hadj Abdullah Lamartz, Kaid Abdelkrim, Hassan Boocheta and a groom called Boojmar were four Moroccans who made it to the Souvenir Albums of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. The albums are a visual journal of the Queen’s most special moments.

Stoke, the Indian elephant gifted by Queen Victoria to the Sultan of Morocco

In 1891, Queen Victoria decided to present Sultan Hassan I of Morocco with a precious present. She sent him an Indian elephant called Stoke, leaving Moroccans in awe.