Jordan

Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Haya say court case concerns their children, not divorce

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20th July 2019
The court battle between Princess Haya of Jordan, 45, and her 70-year-old multimillion-dollar husband, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – the Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai is regarding their children. After international publicity over a rumoured divorce and Haya fleeing Dubai to seek asylum in the UK, the couple released a statement through the high court on Thursday…
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Royal Weddings: King Abdullah II and Queen Rania

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10th June 2019
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 January 1993. Abdullah would tell People Magazine a few years later that “It was love at first sight.” What…
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Royals of Jordan celebrate Independence Day

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26th May 2019
The Jordanian Royal Family celebrated Jordan’s Independence Day yesterday. The entire family turned out with the exception of Princess Iman, who had returned to university before the event. Iman, 22, studies at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. King Abdullah, Queen…
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Crown Prince Hamdan of Dubai and two of his brothers marry at the same time

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17th May 2019
Another royal bachelor – or three – are off the market! Crown Prince Hamdan of Dubai, 36, and two of his brothers, Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed and Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammed married in joint ceremonies on Wednesday, 15 May. The Crown Prince, who has been dubbed one of the world’s most eligible bachelors, married Sheikha Sheikha bint Saeed bin Thani Al Maktoum in a private…
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The Queen’s hand takes centre stage as Jordan’s royals visit London

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2nd March 2019
The Queen welcomed Jordan’s royals to Buckingham Palace this week. And one image of the previously unannounced meeting ended up causing some debate. For a closer look at the photos of Elizabeth II with her guests revealed what appears to be dark purple bruising on the Queen’s left hand. Buckingham Palace hasn’t commented (as you would expect) but there was plenty of debate on Twitter and…
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