![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ATCB7PET7RA4BO5MON2ZB5DLNU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b839b6c6e209476ac80f6214cf9e6133801fd30a41187e40cc178c02d6b7e950&width=400&height=225)
Ms Al Saif has participated in a number of Jordanian royal engagements. Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EALKNJTXOE6GEYMW5DB2LMTJCI.jpg?smart=true&auth=b3aeae13f719f0ce4164e24e603b8b807cb0c3f78d86717d0d997d308a549844&width=400&height=225)
Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein celebrates as festivities begin before his wedding to Rajwa Al Saif at the Royal Hashemite Court in Amman. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AJZ6Q3ZZGSPARNWJFBSHU57UFE.jpg?smart=true&auth=3cc7c4008c76a008810c19aa520fbdf4221d6e3875dc7eb251e065515f7e65e0&width=400&height=225)
Jordan's King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein at a performance before the start of a dinner. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ARUBVVLE5T6KYXMJJF3HYXK3BE.jpg?smart=true&auth=84e56006fa95894dfbab20e6ccfc875de68a5e128ea2cb5a018c7900d4d14def&width=400&height=225)
Crown Prince Hussein poses with relatives and colleagues during a traditional pre-wedding ceremony. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/D2GQIFGMQQBVYX7Y74BUMG5NIE.jpg?smart=true&auth=ff18b85cd5c46d45d848d28d5fb7ae2b9fbbf46997987d3902451e429e10d07e&width=400&height=225)
The Prince takes part in a traditional pre-wedding ceremony. Reuters
US first lady Jill Biden is greeted by International Women of Courage Award winner Hadeel Aziz on arrival in Amman. Photo: Twitter @FLOTUS
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NJOGEI5RSFGW3E662QBU4KNFJQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=e7d94c6468792658fd498a547c407ed95c84bd661a1a7fec8ac02c03634f770f&width=400&height=225)
A man paints a car with 'celebrating Al Hussein'. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E2TM2MWQG4CCH5TLEAKNIEJ744.jpg?smart=true&auth=2132a0fc7fe9387bb8dbd8b2540b696d0942aa93daae9e62cc085afdebaf0bd0&width=400&height=225)
A worker prepares a poster at a workshop in Madaba, Jordan. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ATPAIKXSDNAP2ZVOZUWXE4HBRE.jpg?smart=true&auth=7ca9541c6c148a7fa62c266ea8d942203dac1c924530636e66a565f955bc0b57&width=400&height=225)
Posters depicting Prince Hussein and bride-to-be Ms Al Saif. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SM2U2N4JZUZI4WSKNAKH7ABIVM.jpg?smart=true&auth=ef87ad7e7173cf59a540c44b94e4b467786318897dee924b30d650684bee42b3&width=400&height=225)
Bride-to-be Rajwa Al Saif at a dinner party held by Queen Rania of Jordan. Photo: Queen Rania Media Office
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UAGDVN6ZV7SB4AISCJOVRM7VCQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=4370d68252b231c93f8878ea3959d04c94fb5db3ae71ef4f653bc20c8b52b25e&width=400&height=225)
Queen Rania of Jordan with bride-to-be Rajwa Al Saif
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YUWXBQFSCK6MA7YLOGAJ2E5T5E.jpg?smart=true&auth=6cfd64f582a03f17e8debf39c1ce28e3db1bbec144f63df37239503595427d27&width=400&height=225)
Queen Rania of Jordan embraces bride-to-be Rajwa Al Saif. Photo: Queen Rania Media Office
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SYK6RKSRS6WRI5NX5T3FAW7XII.jpg?smart=true&auth=d7095bee115c66fcca64f62189745e9df0cbb3165d59d0c6055590cc0827f8d1&width=400&height=225)
Ms Al Saif has participated in a number of Jordanian royal engagements
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RPEZ73I63BAEWKQY3C6JYOSA5A.jpg?smart=true&auth=ed4b41361c21eaf3cb395e0b003c8792607ca8c4b0131cb748cfbac44c789e2f&width=400&height=225)
Queen Rania has been giving the public small glimpses inside the wedding-planning process. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CFGZE462V7DAN7BTNEPUSNLDC4.jpg?smart=true&auth=b4b2fb53907ac04290ccb234d52fa4522a10fd8df225aed54fa54768cf970445&width=400&height=225)
Queen Rania with Azza al-Sudairi alongside Princess Iman and Princess Salma during a pre-wedding dinner party. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LUOEEVNHMFHLAVCQL46CAM635U.jpg?smart=true&auth=433abeac7bcd1b77d7b27de3c553546fb18f7e9d4938de34629d95f4df9acc19&width=400&height=225)
The wedding will take place on June 1. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HQ37ZUBXCJD35JLGERUSO7C6SA.jpg?smart=true&auth=b4f511d8d80305b57defaf2009bc4d87f0bbfad676c6f6878721baac88d1cf48&width=400&height=225)
A man holds up a pre-wedding poster at a free concert celebration ahead of the wedding Amman International Stadium. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BDKFQL5EG5DFDE5COE3IUMX7T4.jpg?smart=true&auth=ba1892782f558dc46f7255f30f86a1e4803dc67f84d24faa7c47df1381f6f316&width=400&height=225)
Jordanian singer Diana Karazon performs during the concert celebration at Amman International Stadium. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UBXQ7XRV5RGCBDNB6R4II64H5A.jpg?smart=true&auth=d078f3222dd4a29c1edcc39bfc50c985ffefa9e64b3f47708912cd15418a4b73&width=400&height=225)
The official portrait for the engagement of Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Rajwa Khaled Alseif. Photo RHCJO, Instagram
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2LBQTJVWPJDODFBKFDJ5UNP6TE.jpg?smart=true&auth=db56ee9d888a4e62e3455b127e6584837949fdd696cdc8f8bff15a7ad63f0b52&width=400&height=225)
The ring of Rajwa Al Saif was visible in the official portrait Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Q5BXMZ55ZBGBHKO6WF3XWIVLJY.jpg?smart=true&auth=6fc9250dd99ba5445bdbbf390b30f6eababbd6f153eeff68c317b44e9bb6de77&width=400&height=225)
The couple became engaged at the home of Ms Al Saif's father in Riyadh last August.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KUO25CXYEZCNFOC2WUKKSXF56A.jpg?smart=true&auth=6fbd3caa4f01e74a6abef5d9d08f98bbab4d74048d734a57451c9e60b829cb07&width=400&height=225)
The happy couple in the presence of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah. Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ATCB7PET7RA4BO5MON2ZB5DLNU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b839b6c6e209476ac80f6214cf9e6133801fd30a41187e40cc178c02d6b7e950&width=400&height=225)
Ms Al Saif has participated in a number of Jordanian royal engagements. Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EALKNJTXOE6GEYMW5DB2LMTJCI.jpg?smart=true&auth=b3aeae13f719f0ce4164e24e603b8b807cb0c3f78d86717d0d997d308a549844&width=400&height=225)
Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein celebrates as festivities begin before his wedding to Rajwa Al Saif at the Royal Hashemite Court in Amman. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AJZ6Q3ZZGSPARNWJFBSHU57UFE.jpg?smart=true&auth=3cc7c4008c76a008810c19aa520fbdf4221d6e3875dc7eb251e065515f7e65e0&width=400&height=225)
Jordan's King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein at a performance before the start of a dinner. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ARUBVVLE5T6KYXMJJF3HYXK3BE.jpg?smart=true&auth=84e56006fa95894dfbab20e6ccfc875de68a5e128ea2cb5a018c7900d4d14def&width=400&height=225)
Crown Prince Hussein poses with relatives and colleagues during a traditional pre-wedding ceremony. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/D2GQIFGMQQBVYX7Y74BUMG5NIE.jpg?smart=true&auth=ff18b85cd5c46d45d848d28d5fb7ae2b9fbbf46997987d3902451e429e10d07e&width=400&height=225)
The Prince takes part in a traditional pre-wedding ceremony. Reuters
US first lady Jill Biden is greeted by International Women of Courage Award winner Hadeel Aziz on arrival in Amman. Photo: Twitter @FLOTUS
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NJOGEI5RSFGW3E662QBU4KNFJQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=e7d94c6468792658fd498a547c407ed95c84bd661a1a7fec8ac02c03634f770f&width=400&height=225)
A man paints a car with 'celebrating Al Hussein'. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/E2TM2MWQG4CCH5TLEAKNIEJ744.jpg?smart=true&auth=2132a0fc7fe9387bb8dbd8b2540b696d0942aa93daae9e62cc085afdebaf0bd0&width=400&height=225)
A worker prepares a poster at a workshop in Madaba, Jordan. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ATPAIKXSDNAP2ZVOZUWXE4HBRE.jpg?smart=true&auth=7ca9541c6c148a7fa62c266ea8d942203dac1c924530636e66a565f955bc0b57&width=400&height=225)
Posters depicting Prince Hussein and bride-to-be Ms Al Saif. Reuters
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SM2U2N4JZUZI4WSKNAKH7ABIVM.jpg?smart=true&auth=ef87ad7e7173cf59a540c44b94e4b467786318897dee924b30d650684bee42b3&width=400&height=225)
Bride-to-be Rajwa Al Saif at a dinner party held by Queen Rania of Jordan. Photo: Queen Rania Media Office
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UAGDVN6ZV7SB4AISCJOVRM7VCQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=4370d68252b231c93f8878ea3959d04c94fb5db3ae71ef4f653bc20c8b52b25e&width=400&height=225)
Queen Rania of Jordan with bride-to-be Rajwa Al Saif
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YUWXBQFSCK6MA7YLOGAJ2E5T5E.jpg?smart=true&auth=6cfd64f582a03f17e8debf39c1ce28e3db1bbec144f63df37239503595427d27&width=400&height=225)
Queen Rania of Jordan embraces bride-to-be Rajwa Al Saif. Photo: Queen Rania Media Office
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SYK6RKSRS6WRI5NX5T3FAW7XII.jpg?smart=true&auth=d7095bee115c66fcca64f62189745e9df0cbb3165d59d0c6055590cc0827f8d1&width=400&height=225)
Ms Al Saif has participated in a number of Jordanian royal engagements
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RPEZ73I63BAEWKQY3C6JYOSA5A.jpg?smart=true&auth=ed4b41361c21eaf3cb395e0b003c8792607ca8c4b0131cb748cfbac44c789e2f&width=400&height=225)
Queen Rania has been giving the public small glimpses inside the wedding-planning process. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CFGZE462V7DAN7BTNEPUSNLDC4.jpg?smart=true&auth=b4b2fb53907ac04290ccb234d52fa4522a10fd8df225aed54fa54768cf970445&width=400&height=225)
Queen Rania with Azza al-Sudairi alongside Princess Iman and Princess Salma during a pre-wedding dinner party. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LUOEEVNHMFHLAVCQL46CAM635U.jpg?smart=true&auth=433abeac7bcd1b77d7b27de3c553546fb18f7e9d4938de34629d95f4df9acc19&width=400&height=225)
The wedding will take place on June 1. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HQ37ZUBXCJD35JLGERUSO7C6SA.jpg?smart=true&auth=b4f511d8d80305b57defaf2009bc4d87f0bbfad676c6f6878721baac88d1cf48&width=400&height=225)
A man holds up a pre-wedding poster at a free concert celebration ahead of the wedding Amman International Stadium. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BDKFQL5EG5DFDE5COE3IUMX7T4.jpg?smart=true&auth=ba1892782f558dc46f7255f30f86a1e4803dc67f84d24faa7c47df1381f6f316&width=400&height=225)
Jordanian singer Diana Karazon performs during the concert celebration at Amman International Stadium. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UBXQ7XRV5RGCBDNB6R4II64H5A.jpg?smart=true&auth=d078f3222dd4a29c1edcc39bfc50c985ffefa9e64b3f47708912cd15418a4b73&width=400&height=225)
The official portrait for the engagement of Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Rajwa Khaled Alseif. Photo RHCJO, Instagram
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2LBQTJVWPJDODFBKFDJ5UNP6TE.jpg?smart=true&auth=db56ee9d888a4e62e3455b127e6584837949fdd696cdc8f8bff15a7ad63f0b52&width=400&height=225)
The ring of Rajwa Al Saif was visible in the official portrait Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Q5BXMZ55ZBGBHKO6WF3XWIVLJY.jpg?smart=true&auth=6fc9250dd99ba5445bdbbf390b30f6eababbd6f153eeff68c317b44e9bb6de77&width=400&height=225)
The couple became engaged at the home of Ms Al Saif's father in Riyadh last August.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KUO25CXYEZCNFOC2WUKKSXF56A.jpg?smart=true&auth=6fbd3caa4f01e74a6abef5d9d08f98bbab4d74048d734a57451c9e60b829cb07&width=400&height=225)
The happy couple in the presence of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah. Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ATCB7PET7RA4BO5MON2ZB5DLNU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b839b6c6e209476ac80f6214cf9e6133801fd30a41187e40cc178c02d6b7e950&width=400&height=225)
Ms Al Saif has participated in a number of Jordanian royal engagements. Photo: Royal Hashemite Court