Celebrations for the royal wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan to Saudi national Rajwa Al Saif have commenced.
Thousands of Jordanians were at a sports stadium on 30 May to hear a free concert by Arab artists in celebration of the wedding. Amongst those in the crowd was Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh.
The concert took place at Amman International Stadium and had Egyptian Tamer Hosny, Lebanese Ragheb Alama and Jordanians Diana Karazon and Zain Awad as part of the performers.
Hosny took time during his performance to get a round of applause for Crown Prince Hussein. He said: “For his excellency the beloved Crown Prince, let’s hear a huge round of applause.”
People in the crowd were spotting waving the Jordanian flag and photos of the couple. An estimated 10,000 people attended the concert.
Further celebrations will take place on 31 May when King Abdullah hosts a banquet in his son and future daughter-in-law’s honour at the Royal Hashemite Court. Over 4,000 members of the community are expected to attend.
The Crown Prince will wed Rajwa Al Saif on 1 June in Amman’s Zahran Palace.
This will be Jordan’s first major royal wedding in years. However, the country had smaller celebrations earlier this year when Princess Iman (Hussein’s younger sister) married Jameel Thermiótis.
