Jordan’s Crown Prince Weds Saudi Bride in Royal Wedding

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.

The marriage of Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, 29, drew a star-studded guest list including Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, as well as U.S. First Lady Jill Biden.

The celebrations hold deep significance for the region, emphasizing continuity in an Arab state prized for its longstanding stability and refreshing the monarchy’s image after a palace feud. It even could help resource-poor Jordan forge a strategic bond with its oil-rich neighbor, Saudi Arabia.

The bride, wearing an elegant white dress by Lebanese designer Elie Saab, arrived at Zahran Palace in a 1968 Rolls-Royce Phantom V custom-made for the crown prince’s late great grandmother. The crown prince arrived earlier in full ceremonial military uniform with a gold-hilted saber.

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[rasheawhite]

Congratulations family! Crown Prince smiled the entire time!🤣😂🤭💕 Happiness! Stay blissful! Princess Rajwa looked so eloquent and a diadem of royalty. Her dress was fabulous! The details around her chest and neck was beautiful and unique. Being around the Jordanian and Arabian culture has opened my eyes to a new dimension of elegance and true modesty. INSPIRING!🥰🙏🏾💕🏰👑💐🌺🤗☀️

[deepdude]

Many Blessing to Prince Al Hussein. That was a beautiful wedding ceremony.

[vikingmama]

Beautiful couple! May God bless you with everything wonderful in your lives together!

[deepdude]

Being watching all the reports about the wedding and I keep thinking...it is true that the new Princess just married into wealth, power and global influence; it is true that she married a young good looking well educated and healthy Prince. But it is also true that she got one of the best mother in law on Planet Earth. Queen Rania excells in so many things, she is a good monarch, a global influencer, a social champion, a great mother to her children, a wonderful wife, a fashion icon and by so far appears to be a welcoming mother in law. Kudos to Queen Rania for this wedding ceremony.

[gennetteschilling]

Blessings ❤️ it is out of this world. Tons of happiness 😊

[floravinci]

❤😊Congratulations 👏 beautiful family 😊❤thank you of video😊

[stevenchase]

Congratulations! We hope for many children ❤

[JSSalpha]

They think they’re British 😂. This family serves the interests of England years and years ago and years to come

[randomjoy]

Idk them, but I immediately felt like saying tuzz fīhim when I saw “Royal”

[motohyun]

동화속 스토리가 현실이 되었네요 이얼마나 멋진 WEDDING! 😁 입니까 ?♥️♥️♥️🈴💯💯

[SharjilAqil]

Are they Muslims
If Muslims do then from which angle they are muslims??
Can someone tell me?
May Allah give hadayat to Muslims
Ameen Sum Ameen INSHALLAH

[patricia-ogrj]

Eita choque !
Misericórdia é como nos conto de fada mesmo né!
UAUUUU!
😢😢😢e se a sinceridade focesimples é quisesse só o príncipe e não a pompa essa serimonia toda si cheia de oloforts aaa discuta!
Tá bonito viu
É só que eu tô pensando alto e época eu morro hoje porque doía homens veio aqui com uma história esfarrapada eu e minha família acreditou, com seteza ou morro ou vou presa!
Felicidade viu!
Eu