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Queen Rania opens new headquarters for Al Karma Kitchen

Queen Rania of Jordan was on hand to open the new headquarters of Al Karma Kitchen in Amman’s Hay al Yasmine. The Queen of Jordan met many of the female employees at the headquarters and got a tour of the new facility. She heard from JRF Director General Enaam Barrisihi why the new facility was built and how it hopes to create additional work opportunities for women in the local area…
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Re-live June's most popular royal event in photos

The most popular event for our readers this month was the royal wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Rajwa Alsaif (now Princess Rajwa) on 1 June. The majority of our top ten articles this month came from the couple’s beautiful Amman wedding. Re-live the most…
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A meeting of monarchs in Madrid ahead of major conference

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 their agendas, with the Queen of Jordan joining Queen Letizia in a visit to the Workshop Schools and Employment Workshops hosted…
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Americans who married royal

The United States fought the Revolutionary War to break away from King George III and Great Britain in the 1700s. The country did not want a rule by a monarchy. However, over the years, Americans (the officialdemonym for those from the United States) have married into different royal families across the world. Of course, two of the most famous are American actressGrace Kelly,who…
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The inspiration behind Princess Rajwa's tiara

Princess Rajwa Al Hussein of Jordan debuted a new tiara at her wedding to Crown Prince Hussein. The diamond tiara, specially made by Yan Sicard of the French jewellery house Fred, features an Arabic scroll throughout the delicate diadem. Royal Central spoke to Her…
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Official guest list revealed for Jordanian royal wedding

The Royal Hashemite Court revealed the official guest list for Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa’s wedding on Thursday, and it included royalty from around the world as well as important Middle Eastern politicians and foreign officials. The wider Jordanian Royal Family attended, as did members of Queen Rania’s family, and members of the bride’s Al Saif family. Royal Hashemite…
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