Jordan

King Abdullah and Queen Rania reunite in New York to receive a special award

Queen Rania travelled to New York City and joined her husband to receive the Path to Peace Award, which the homonym foundation granted them for their work in promoting interfaith harmony and dialogue. The ceremony took place on Monday evening in Manhattan, one of the most upscale areas of the Big Apple, in the presence of 370 guests, which included Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Permanent…
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Prince Hamzah renounces title a year after being put under house arrest

Prince Hamzah of Jordan has renounced his royal title a year after he was placed on house arrest after an alleged attempted coup to overthrow his half-brother, King Abdullah II.  In a letter published on his Twitter account, Hamzah declared his intentions of renouncing his title of Prince, stating that he would continue to serve the country “in his private life,” according to a translation…
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Prince Hamzah pens apology letter to King Abdullah for attempted coup

Eleven months after being the most prominent name in a list of alleged plot conspirators in Jordan, Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein wrote an apology letter to King Abdullah II.  In it, he stated that the past few months have given him the opportunity to “honestly look within and self-reflect” and that he regrets the actions he had taken.  “I have erred, Your Majesty, and to err is…
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Camilla joins Queen Rania to visit family and child centre run by Jordan River Foundation

During the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall’s royal tour of Jordan, the Duchess joined Queen Rania Al Abdullah on a visit to the Queen Rania Family and Child Centre (QRFCC) in Jabal Al Nasr in eastern Amman. The Duchess is currently accompanying her husband on the trip as they celebrate the centenary of Jordan and the UK-Jordan bilateral friendship. This tour marks the…
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