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Video: How a simple Palestinian refugee became the only wife of the King of Jordan: Abdullah II and his Rania
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
According to all the laws, he can afford to have several wives, but the King of Jordan Abdullah II does not even look towards other women. After all, he has one and the best - Queen Rania, who once won his heart. By all indications, this marriage was unequal, but no one was interested in conventions, and the father of Abdullah in love, King Hussein, personally came to the house of the bride's father to ask for her hand in marriage.
Future queen
Her life could have turned out completely differently if the plans of the entire al-Yassin family, where Rania grew up with her brother and sister, had not disturbed the Kuwaiti-Iraqi conflict in the early 1990s. Rania, who always dreamed of starting her own business, was not going to follow in the footsteps of her father, a pediatrician, and therefore studied the basics of international business and business administration at the university, reasonably assuming that this would help her in the future to create her own enterprise.
But the crisis in the country forced the Palestinians by origin, who were indiscriminately suspected of having links with the Iraqi special services, to hastily leave their homes. So Rania, along with her whole family, ended up in Jordan in Amman. There, the girl worked for a short time at the Apple representative office, and then ended up in the marketing department of Citibank. The management of the bank was in the hands of Princess Aisha and her husband. Aisha and Rania became friends, and in early 1993, the princess invited her friend to a party, where the fateful acquaintance of Rania and Abdalla took place.
Love at first sight
Abdallah was 8 years older than Rania, and by the time he first met his future wife, he managed to get a truly excellent education at the best universities in the UK and the USA. He eagerly absorbed knowledge in various educational institutions, completed a year's service in the British Army, defended his master's thesis in international diplomacy and took up a command post in the Jordanian Armed Forces.
On that January evening in 1993, the commander of a tank battalion, Major General of the Jordanian Armed Forces, after completing a desert exercise, accepted his sister's invitation to dinner. When Rania entered the room, Abdallah instantly understood: this is the woman he needs. No matter how trite it may sound, but he was overtaken by love at first sight.
Rania was a modest girl and was somewhat embarrassed by the attention of the son of one of the most influential people in the Middle East. But he courted beautifully and turned the girl's life into an unusual adventure.
He did not arrange traditional dates, but invited his beloved to ride ATVs in the desert, go diving or go on a helicopter flight. Later, friends will say that Rania at this time seemed to have freed herself from her shell, and Abdullah became more restrained. She conquered him with her article and elegance, he won the heart of a beauty with a sense of humor, simplicity and humanity.
Just two months after meeting, King Hussein of Jordan arrived at the house of Dr. Faizal Sedka al-Yassin, a simple refugee, who asked Rania's father for her hand in marriage for his son. Preparations for the wedding took three months, and on June 10, 1993, Abdallah named Rania his wife.
Royal happiness
By the time of the wedding, the lovers did not yet know that they were to take the throne of Jordan: King Hussein transferred the right of inheritance to his younger brother. But in early 1999, Abdullah's father changed his mind and again made his son the crown prince. On February 7, 1999, Hussein ibn Talal died and his son Abdullah was declared king. After three months of mourning for King Hussein ended, Rania became Queen Consort of Jordan.
While Abdullah II took over the leadership of the country, his wife began to engage in charity and social activities. She actively defends women's rights, opposes violence and promotes healthy family relationships.
Queen Rania gave birth to the wife of four children, Prince Hussein, Princess Iman and Salma, and Prince Hashim. At the same time, Abdullah II and Rania, outside their duties, lead the most ordinary family life. At dinner, they love to share everything that happened for everyone during the day, consult on a variety of issues, discuss the affairs and interests of children.
King Abdullah II of Jordan and his wife Queen Rania do not like pathos and a large retinue around them, but they enjoy spending time on the beach with children, building sand castles, swimming and making barbecues. They have been together for almost 28 years and still feel like the happiest people in the world.
Perhaps this marriage can become as strong as the family union of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, who lived together for almost 74 years, went through many crises and trials and appeared in public, showing invariably unanimity on all issues. The media often called Prince Philip too harsh and straightforward, but what was he really like?
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