The wedding of Prince Hussein and Rajwa of Jordan, held last Thursday at the Zahran Palace in Amman before 140 guests, was followed by a gala banquet held at the Al Husseiniya Palace, attended by some 1,700 people. It was in that second part of the celebration that the traditional family photo of the royal guests was taken, joined by other international leaders and also Jill Biden, who for some time has seemed like one more among the royals in prominent appointments.
A week after the link, the Hashemite royal house has distributed the photograph, in which the kings Juan Carlos and Sofía appear in the front row. Queen Sofía wore the spectacular Burmese ruby and diamond parure that was a gift from the Greek shipowner Stavros Niarchos at her wedding to Juan Carlos, and he wore the Jordanian decorations bestowed on him by King Hussein, the groom's late grandfather, and the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece, among others.
The first lady of the United States also stands out in the image, to the left of the couple, a presence that once again ratifies Jordan as an ally of the West in the troubled Middle East. The royal families of the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Liechtenstein, Belgium, the Netherlands, Bhutan, Malaysia, Brunei, Dubai, Qatar and Japan are represented, as well as other non-reigning royal houses, such as Romania and Greece.
Among the new generations, Princess Elizabeth of Belgium and Amalia of the Netherlands stand out, who have already begun to blend in with this group of stalwarts with whom they will share celebrations and farewells for the rest of their lives. Another face to observe closely in the image is that of Prince Mateen of Brunei, who, like all sons of neighbors, comes out much more handsome in the photos that he posts on his own Instagram profile.
The last wedding of a European crown prince was that of Princes William and Stephanie of Luxembourg, in 2012, and it is possible that after the wedding of Hussein of Jordan we will have to wait another decade to see another heir to a prominent royal family pass by. by the altar Guillermo and Estefanía did not attend the wedding and in his place Prince Sebastián attended, who studied with his boyfriend at the Sandhurst military academy.
In the other official image that the Hashemite royal house has shared, the crown princes Hussein and Rajwa of Jordan appear. The couple poses in the Al Husseiniya palace during the second part of the celebrations on June 1. The bride, who wears the second wedding dress, by Dolce
