Jordan’s crown prince married the scion of a prominent Saudi family on Thursday in a palace ceremony attended by royals and other VIPs from around the world, as massive crowds gathered across the kingdom to celebrate the region’s newest power couple. Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, 28, and Rajwa Alseif, 29, a Western-allied monarchy that has been a bastion of stability for decades as Middle East turmoil has lapped at its borders.
The wedding took place at Zahran Palace in the Jordanian capital Amman with King Abdullah II, Prince Hassan bin Talal and the bride’s father as witnesses.
Crown Prince Hussein’s wedding ceremony was attended by Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Kuwait’s Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and US President Joe Biden’s wife Jill Biden and her daughter Ashley Biden.
