Rania Al-Yassin was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 31 August 1970, toFaisal Sedki al-Yassin, a pediatric doctor, andIlham Yasmin, both of whom were Palestinian. Her parents moved from the West Bank to Kuwait just before the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. She has one older sister, Dina and one younger brother,Magdi. The family regularly visited their family in the West Bank. For her…
Royals and the United Nations: what roles do they have?
22nd September 2023
The United Nations is the biggest international organism currently in existence, as it unites representatives from more than 190 countries and different international organisations, like the EU and the African Union.
Its purpose as an intergovernmental organisation is…
Queen Rania of Jordan joined by Queen Mathilde of Belgium and First Lady Jill Biden for UNICEF visit
19th September 2023
Queen Rania of Jordan is in New York alongside her husband, King Abdullah II, who is attending the 78th United Nations General Assembly.
While in the Big Apple, the Queen attended the UNICEF’s Champions for Children: Child Rights at the Heart of the SDGs reception…
The Office of Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan has released a new portrait of the Queen for her birthday.
The Queen is seen in a dark green dress while looking away from the camera. Details on when and where the image was taken were not released.
Her Majesty’s Office also released dozens of photographs from the past year, highlighting important moments, events and engagements.
King Abdullah, Queen Rania and Prince Hashem travelled to Spain to attend the Aqaba Process meeting in Córdoba, and were welcomed by King Felipe and Queen Letizia.
King Abdullah and Queen Rania landed in Madrid on Monday, 19th June, and they immediately got on with…
To celebrate Princess Iman of Jordan’s engagement, our summer series focuses on the royal weddings in Jordan. We first take a look at her mother, Queen Rania’s wedding gown.
Then Prince Abdullah married Rania Al-Yassin on 10 June 1993, which was declared a…
It’s been 30 years since King Abdullah and Queen Rania wed. We take a look back at their wedding below:
On10 June 1993, then-Prince Abdullah marriedRania al Yassin in a traditional Muslim ceremony in Amman. The 31-year-old Prince and his 22-year-old fiancé had only been dating for a few months after meeting at a dinner party in August of 1992, when they became engaged in…
A lavish wedding lights up Jordan. But who's the groom? A look at Crown Prince Hussein
1st June 2023
With his wedding attracting royals and dignitaries from around the world, Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan gained global notoriety almost overnight.
The next Hashemite King was born on 28th June 1994 at the King Hussein Medical Centre in Amman, the first child to…
Queen Rania of Jordan has hosted a pre-wedding celebration for her future daughter-in-law, Rajwa Alseif.
The Queen hosted a dinner party at the Royal Hashemite Court’s Madareb Bani Hashem ahead of Rajwa’s wedding to Crown Prince Hussein on 1 June.
Queen…
Queen Rania of Jordan says King Charles is "taking it all in his stride" ahead of Coronation
6th May 2023
Queen Rania of Jordan has spoken about King Charles and his Coronation ahead of the big event.
Speaking to ITV, Her Majesty said that King Charles is “taking it all in his stride, he seems to be in very high spirits. He seems as I’ve always known him to be – he’s someone who’s compassionate, he’s a very genuine person.”
She was also asked to give…
