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King and Queen of Jordan welcomed to the White House while on DC trip

Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan were welcomed to the White House yesterday by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for an expanded bilateral meeting. This was their second visit to the White House while Trump has been in office. First on the agenda was a meeting in the Oval Office, which took place with the Queen and First Lady.  Later, the King and…
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Jordanian Royal Family celebrate Jordan's independence day

His Majesty King Abdullah attended the official national celebration marking Jordan’s 72nd Independence Day, on Thursday 24. The King, along with Her Majesty Queen Rania, Princess Muna, Crown Prince Hussein, and Princess Salma, were greeted by the national anthem as they…
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Queen Rania of Jordan visits Al Aytam Society

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited the Al Aytam Society on 21 May to support the Nashmi Centre Project for Orphan Care. She was welcomed upon her arrival by Director of the Society, Zuhrieh Al Salman, and Founder of Nashmi Center, Ala’ Al Bashiti. The was also there to learn about a new volunteer initiative of the centre. The Nashmi Centre Project for Youth Empowerment…
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Queen Rania visits Sweileh Secondary School for Girls

Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited the Sweileh Secondary School for Girls yesterday. There, she was able to show her support for a new campaign “Say No to Bullying” to combat bullying in schools. It also works to offer innovative solutions to stop its spread. The anti-bullying campaign was launched by Aziz Maraka, a Jordanian singer, in collaboration with the Ministry of…
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King Abdullah represents Her Majesty at Sandhurst

Yesterday, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan represented Her Majesty The Queen at the Sandhurst Sovereign’s Parade as the Reviewing Officer, where his son, Crown Prince Hussein, also graduated on Friday. Before His Majesty inspected the parade, the Jordanian national…
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Looking back at the wedding of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania

On 10 June 1993, then-Prince Abdullah married Rania 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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