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Mabrook! Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan is engaged to Rajwa Al Saif of Saudi Arabia.
The Royal Hashemite Court announced the engagement in a statement on social media.
“The Royal Hashemite Court is pleased to announce the engagement of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II to Ms Rajwa Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, on Wednesday, 17 August 2022, in the presence of Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah,” the statement read.
The engagement took place at the bride-to-be’s father’s home in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
As well as Their Majesties, Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Prince Hashem bin Abdullah II, Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein, Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, Prince Rashid bin El Hassan and members of Ms Rajwa’s family were also present at the engagement.
The Royal Hashemite Court is pleased to announce the engagement of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II to Ms Rajwa Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, and extends its sincere congratulations on this occasion pic.twitter.com/LRIq61PtRB
— RHC (@RHCJO) August 17, 2022
Queen Rania also shared a series of photos on Instagram congratulating the newly engaged couple with a heartfelt message.
“I didn’t think it was possible to hold so much joy in my heart! Congratulations to my eldest Prince Hussein and his beautiful bride-to-be, Rajwa,” she said.
In the photos Her Majesty shared, the newly engaged couple are seen arm in arm together. Another picture shows King Abdullah II embracing his soon-to-be daughter-in-law.
Crown Prince Hussien and his bride-to-be are also seen in a photograph with Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania.
Another royal engagement
It’s a joyous time for the Jordanian royal family as the engagement announcement comes just weeks after Crown Prince Hussein’s younger sister, Princess Iman, announced her engagement.
Queen Rania shared a photo of her eldest daughter with her fiance Jameel Alexander Thermiotis confirming their engagement.
She congratulated her “dearest Iman” and her husband-to-be.
“Congratulations my dearest Iman; your smile has always been a gift of love that I’ve cherished since the day you were born,” she said. “I wish you and Jameel a life filled with love and laughter!”
Now one question remains: when will the royal weddings take place?
