Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah weds Saudi architect Rajwa Al Saif; see pics

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Jordan’s Crown weds
Saudi architect

Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah married Saudi architect Rajwa Al Saif in a wedding attended by royals from around the world on June 1. Massive crowds gathered across the kingdom to celebrate the region’s newest power couple [{ "selector": ".fmnoe-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 410px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".ufwnp-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Where did the wedding
take place?

The wedding took place in Amman's mid-century Zahran Palace, which has hosted numerous major Hashemite kingdom weddings, including those of King Abdullah II to Queen Rania and the late King Hussein bin Talal [{ "selector": ".tctnn-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 430px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".nmrlz-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Royal guests

The king's eldest son and Al Saif, both 28, married in front of their families and 140 guests, including US First Lady Jill Biden and Britain's Prince and Princess of Wales, who made a surprise appearance. Other important guests who attended the wedding include the Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, as well as Belgium's King Philippe and Crown Princess Elisabeth and Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary [{ "selector": ".dmmxf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 359px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".ekjgl-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

What did the couple wear?

The bride arrived at Zahran Palace in a white gown in a 1968 Rolls-Royce Phantom V custom-made for the crown prince's late great-grandmother. The crown prince arrived earlier dressed in full ceremonial military regalia and wielding a gold-hilted sabre [{ "selector": ".tquja-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 409px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".xawba-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Royal red motorcade
for the wedding

A royal red motorcade crossed the capital from Zahran Palace in the middle to Husseiniya Palace in the west [{ "selector": ".cswoo-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 479px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".nkxjc-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Jordan’s Prince’ rise

The young prince rose to prominence in recent years by accompanying his father, King Abdullah II, in public interactions. Hussein graduated from Georgetown University in the United States, entered the military, and garnered international acclaim by speaking at the United Nations General Assembly [{ "selector": ".asrxj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 396px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".zqmxg-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Princess Rajwa

Princess Rajwa was born in Riyadh. She is descended from the Al Sudayri dynasty of Najd in what is now modern-day Saudi Arabia, which is reputed to be intimately tied to the Saudi royal family [{ "selector": ".kibtz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 447px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".zuttj-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Princess Rajwa education

Princess Rajwa received Western education by studying design at Syracuse University in New York [{ "selector": ".nzlij-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 447px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".wwrwq-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was expected to come, did not attend the wedding [{ "selector": ".iidis-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 447px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".zudlr-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Here’s why this wedding
is important

The wedding is also a watershed moment in Hussein's journey to the throne, with officials and insiders claiming King Abdullah is surer that his country's prized stability will now be secure [{ "selector": ".cpxpj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 449px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".kcrbp-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah weds Saudi architect Rajwa Al Saif; see pics

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Jordan’s Crown weds Saudi architect

Where did the wedding take place?