Crown Prince Hussein and his wife Rajwa of Jordan, the most beautiful photo of the wait

Once again Queen Rania of Jordan, on the occasion of the thirtieth birthday of the Crown Prince Husseinposted on his official Instagram account with more than 10 million followers, an emotional photo of the eldest son with his pregnant wife Rajwa. The image shows Prince Hussein embracing the princess, radiant in a crème Rabanne dress, and placing his hand lovingly on her bump as the happy couple gazes into the distance. The photo is accompanied by a loving message from the Queen of Jordan: “Happy birthday my dearest Hussein. I can’t wait to see you and Rajwa as parents!”

The choice to publish a portrait of the couple, rather than an image of the son alone, underlines how happy the Queen is about the imminent arrival of her first grandchild, expected in these summer months. As with every royal, Queen Rania of Jordan’s Instagram presence is curated with great attention and great care is given to each post and image published, often used to reveal, as in this case, a more intimate side of the sovereign, always elegant and at the forefront of the causes that are dear to her, but also a present mother and proud future grandmother.

The arrival of the first royal baby in the Jordanian family was announced on April 10 by the Prince and Princess, through the X account of the Royal Hashemite Court, which later also shared it on Instagram «The Royal Hashemite Court is pleased to announce that Their Royal Highnesses, Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein, are expecting their first child this summer». This good news came after the loss of Rajwa’s father, Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, who died last February, at the age of 71.

Rajwa made him a better man

In a recent interview with Al Arabiya, Prince Al Hussein spoke about this new chapter that is opening in his life and the joy of having met Rajwa, thanks to whom his life has “changed for the better” after the wedding. “It’s a great blessing to have found my life partner,” Hussein said. The marriage has made me calmer and more relaxed. Rajwa is calm, easy-going and fun.” “She has had friends in Jordan for a long time, so she is used to our country, which has made things much easier for her. We usually spend a lot of time at home. We can’t go out much, as you can imagine,” the crown prince continued, adding: “We are happy.”

Talking about parenthood and his expectations regarding his fatherhood, Prince Hussein admitted he did not know “what to expect”, but he and Rajwa were “excited”, and the family is also over the moon, as Queen Rania’s post shows. In this same interview, Hussein also revealed that his mother couldn’t resist and had started shopping for her first grandchild. “My mother has already started buying things for the baby weeks ago. I hope he begins a wonderful phase of my life,” the excited prince confessed.

While it is difficult to imagine Rania, always so youthful and dynamic, in the role of a grandmother, the Queen is actually looking forward to holding her grandson in her arms and has confessed that she hopes to be a “fun grandmother.” «I’ve always said that my favorite role was that of a mother, but I think that will quickly change to that of a grandmother. (pronounced with the Arabic word),” the royal revealed Good Morning Americain 2022. “There is a saying in Arabic that there is no person dearer to us than our children and grandchildren. So I am really excited to have children in my life again soon.”

The very close relationship between Queen Rania and her daughter-in-law

The message launched on social media by the Queen of Jordan with this new photo seems clear: Princess Rajwa has the full support of her mother-in-law. The complicity between the two women is made stronger by the role they share. Rajwa will increasingly be a key figure for her husband who is preparing to ascend to the throne one day. And on this journey she can count on the support of her mother-in-law, who has become her mentor, as well as her number one fan.

This photo is, however, only the latest example of the public tribute that Queen Rania has paid to her beloved daughter-in-law on more than one occasion. Since the official announcement of her son’s engagement, Rania has always marked the most important dates by sharing images that featured the princess and their affectionate relationship.

Royal fans remember when the Queen of Jordan, in a state of elation, announced on Instagram that her son was engaged, blessing the union. “I asked God, like every mother, to bless you and find someone who loves you. Congratulations to my son, Prince Hussein and our dear and sweet wife Rajwa. I didn’t think I could be this happy! “While at the Henna Party for their future daughter-in-law, a traditional ceremony that takes place in Arab countries before the wedding, the two women arrived hand in hand and even then Rania’s message was full of love: “Let’s celebrate our beautiful Rajwa”, “She is the answer to all my prayers for him. May you be a source of happiness and support for each other”.

Queen Rania has many reasons to appreciate her daughter-in-law who has been well received by royal observers from the very beginning because she embodies elegance, composure and regality. RLet us remember that Rajwa Al Saif was born in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, in 1994, to Khalid al Saif, a businessman who recently passed away, and Azza al Sudairi. His father was from the Subai tribe from which the sheikhs of the cities of Al-Attar in Sudair originate. His mother also has a surname that is important in Saudi Arabia and is related to the royal family. Seven Sudairi is the name given to the alliance of the seven princes of the Saudi royal family, sons of King Abdulaziz (founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Hussa, his favorite wife, known as the “mother of kings”.

Rajwa studied in the United States at Syracuse University, She graduated with a degree in architecture in 2017 and worked for a time in an architectural firm in Los Angeles, becoming engaged to Prince Hussein in August 2022. In addition to her passion for horse riding, the princess also has a strong creative streak and enjoys drawing and art in her spare time. The couple met through an old school friend of Queen Rania’s eldest son. Hussein and Rajwa married in June last year at Zahran Palace in Amman in a brief ceremony, followed by a sumptuous banquet at Al Husseiniya Palace, attended by around 1,700 guests, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, friends of the crown prince. Official media described the wedding as a symbol of the continuity of the Hashemite monarchy, which has ruled Jordan since its creation as a British protectorate in 1921.

Other beautiful recent photos

The photo of Prince Hussein with his wife Rajwa comes after a slew of other emotional images of the princess were recently released. On April 28, Princess Rajwa’s 30th birthday, Prince Hussein took to his Instagram to share a beautiful portrait of his wife wearing a stunning red dress. Rajwa was in the foreground while he looked at her from behind, smiling. “May God continue to bless and maintain the bond between us. Happy birthday Rajwa,” the post under the photo read. Again, it was a special and meaningful image because it not only celebrated the princess’s first birthday as the crown prince’s wife, but also because it showed the future queen for the first time after the pregnancy announcement.

Also on the same day as Rajwa’s birthday, the Hashemite royal court released two more official portraits. A first photo of the crown prince’s wife in a dark blue velvet top and skirt, with diamond earrings, and the second in which the royal appeared wrapped in a black wrap dress. On her head the same tiara worn on her wedding day and decorated with a special message in Arabic calligraphy, “Rajwa min Allah” or “God gives hope”. Not only that. Coinciding with the first wedding anniversary, last June 1, other photos of the princess were released, portrayed in a meditative pose, a field of poppies, with a red pleated dress and her baby bump in evidence.

Prince Hussein should not have been crown prince

Prince Hussein, as this last photo also highlights, looks to the future with hope and joy and is preparing to become an increasingly important protagonist on the Jordanian royal scene. The next heir to the throne attended the prestigious British Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (the same one attended by Prince Harry and Prince William), after earning a degree in international history from Georgetown University in Washington DC. The royal also made history in 2015 by being the youngest person to chair a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, demonstrating great diplomatic skills and a strong commitment to global causes. A talented boy who, according to the original plans, was not supposed to be crown prince.

When King Hussein died of cancer in 1999, his son Abdullah was crowned king, while Hamzah, the son of King Hussein and his favorite wife, Queen Noor, was given the title of crown prince. Abdullah had pledged to his late father in 1998 not only to name Hamzah crown prince but also to hand over power to him within five years, which Abdullah never did. Instead, he stripped Hamzah of the crown prince title and gave it to his eldest son, Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, reportedly under pressure from Queen Rania. And although the late king had appointed Samih al Batikhi as his national security adviser to oversee the transfer of power, Abdullah removed him from power and had him imprisoned on corruption charges in 2003.

Prince Hamzah, who was placed under house arrest after accusing the country’s leaders of corruption, later publicly asked the king for forgiveness in a letter (allegedly written by him) and announced that he was renouncing the title of prince, stressing his personal motivations and his sense of duty to God and his conscience. “Following what I have seen in recent years, I have come to the conclusion that my personal beliefs, which my father passed on to me and which I have tried with all my might to adhere to in my life, are not in line with the modern approaches, trends and methods of our institutions”, Hamzah said. “In honesty to God and to my conscience, I cannot but abandon the title of prince. I have had the great honor of serving my beloved country and my dear people throughout the years of my life. I will remain as I have always been and as long as I live, loyal to our beloved Jordan.”