Niece of Morocco's King Mohammed VI gets married on Valentine's Day

The couple look radiant in traditional Moroccan attire

Morocco's Lalla Nouhaila Bouchentouf and Ali El Hajji got married on February 14, 2020. Twitter / MAP_information

There was a lot of love in the air this Valentine's Day as one royal couple made a baby announcement ... and another couple had some big news of their own.

On Sunday, Morocco's royal palace announced the wedding of Lalla Nouhaila Bouchentouf to Ali El Hajji.

Bouchentouf, 28, is the only daughter of Morocco's Princess Lalla Asma, sister of King Mohammed VI, who gave the nuptials his blessing.

The ceremony took place in an intimate setting in Rabat, the capital city of Morocco.

A picture released by the palace, shows the happy couple beaming and holding hands.

Bouchentouf is dressed in a traditional green Moroccan kaftan while the groom donned a cream-coloured Moroccan djellaba.

According to an official statement from the palace, the ceremony was attended by close family, in compliance with the preventive measures taken by the country to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Morocco has been tightening Covid-19 restrictions over the past few weeks, and recently announced that it would be extending its night curfew by two weeks starting Tuesday, February 16.