Jill Biden and more royals confirm attendance to royal wedding of the year

First Lady of the United States Jill Biden will probably be attending the wedding of the son of Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, Crown Prince Hussein, as he weds his long-term girlfriend, Rajwa Al Saif, on June 1. 

The first woman’s spokesperson confirmed her attendance on May 26, and shared that her go to can even embody a quantity of stops throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Jill’s attendance comes after she and her husband, President Joe Biden, have constructed an extended standing friendship with the Crown Prince’s dad and mom, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. 

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The Crown Prince studied at Georgetown University in Washington DC, and when Joe was vp between 2009 to 2017, he and King Abdullah II typically met over breakfast. They have additionally met a minimum of thrice since Biden grew to become president in 2021; twice at the White House and as soon as in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 

Other European royals confirmed for the special occasion embody Belgium’s King Philippe and his 21-year-old daughter Princess Elisabeth. 

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A quantity of overseas royals have already confirmed their attendance, together with  Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, and Princess Hisakoa and Princess Tsuguko of Japan.

The Queen of Malaysia, Queen Azizah, additionally just lately revealed that she can be at the service together with her husband – and let slip the gown code on the day. She denied ongoing rumors it’s a white tie occasion, revealing visitors have been requested to put on black tie, lengthy attire – however no tiaras.

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However though the British royal household shares a detailed reference to the Jordanian royals it’s unclear if the Prince and Princess of Wales could also be in attendance.

The wedding between Hussein and Rajwa, a Saudi architect, will happen at the Zahran Palace in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Crown Prince Hussein, 28, is Rania’s eldest baby and the inheritor to his father King Abdullah’s throne. 

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His nuptials will come lower than three months after the marriage of his youthful sister, Princess Iman, who tied the knot with Jameel Alexander “Jimmy” Thermiótis on 12 March.

Ahead of the huge day Queen Rania shared beautiful images from Rajwa’s conventional pre-wedding henna social gathering, which occurred at the Royal Hashemite Court’s Madareb Bani Hashem on Monday May 22. 

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In one picture, the two ladies may be seen warmly embracing, an enormous smile on Rajwa’s face, whereas in one other they are often seen strolling collectively, hand in hand. A 3rd picture exhibits the Queen delivering a transferring speech, with an emotional Rajwa seen dabbing her eyes with a serviette. 

Welcoming her visitors, Queen Rania stated, “I’m so happy that you could all be here to celebrate with us. Today is a special day for us, and to our entire Jordanian family: Our joy is one and the same… near or far, you are all in our hearts today.” 

Her Majesty defined that like every mom, she had all the time dreamed of Crown Prince Al Hussein’s wedding. “Al Hussein is your son as much as he is mine – you are his family and this is your celebration,” she added.

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