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Queen Rania visits LIVINC Incubator farm

Queen Rania of Jordan has visited the LIVINC Incubator farm in Zai in Al Balqa’ governorate. The Queen spoke to the organisers of LIVINC about their boutique farm and the community initiatives and value-focused programs it supports. The LIVINC founder, Shadi Al Hasan, welcomed the Queen to the farm before Her Majesty spoke to the core team responsible for the farm’s creation, what…
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The wedding gown of Princess Muna al-Hussein

On 25 May 1961, British-born Toni Avril Gardiner married King Hussein of Jordan as his second wife. The wedding took place in the Zahran Palace in Amman and was followed by a procession through the city. Toni, who took on the name Princess Muna al-Hussein after her wedding, wore a wedding dress by British designer Ronald Paterson. It was a cream-coloured silk gown embroidered with diamonds…
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The last Jordanian royal wedding

The last Jordanian royal wedding was a small, intimate affair in the midst of the pandemic. In summer 2020, Princess Raiyah, King Abdullah’s younger half-sister, married Ned Donovan, the grandson of famed British author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal.
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A look at Princess Iman's engagement ring

Princess Iman of Jordan announced her engagement to Jameel Alexander Thermiotis on 6 July after becoming engaged the previous day. Mr Thermiotis proposed with a large diamond ring in the presence of the Jordanian Royal Family. Copyright 2022, Royal Hashemite…
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Who is Princess Iman of Jordan?

With the recent news of her engagement, Royal Central is looking at the elder daughter of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania – Princess Iman of Jordan. Princess Iman bint Abdullah was born on 27 September 1996 in Amman’s King Hussein Medical Center as the second child of then-Prince Abdullah and Princess Rania. At the time of her birth, her grandfather, King Hussein, was on the…
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Jordan's Princess Iman engaged

Jordan’s Princess Iman bint Abdullah, the daughter of King Abdullah and Queen Rania, is engaged to be married. The Royal Hashemite Court announced the Princess’s engagement to Jameel Alexander Thermiotis. In a press release, the Royal Hashemite Court said…
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Queen Rania thanks public for condolences after father's death

Queen Rania of Jordan has thanked the public for their condolences after her father’s death. The Queen took to social media to thank everyone for their kind messages, saying that they have provided comfort in her family’s time of grief. Her Majesty wrote in Arabic and English: “Thank you for your condolences on the passing of my dear father. There is no remedy for this…
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