Jordan's crown prince gets married to scion of Saudi family

AMMAN: Jordan's crowd prince Hussein bin Abdullah (28) got married to Saudi architect Rajwa Al Saif on Thursday. The wedding ceremony took place at Zahran Palace in Jordan's capital Amman. 140 guests, including members of the royal family, US First Lady Jill Biden, Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, attended the wedding.

Prince Hussein was named heir to the throne in 2009. Rajwa Al Saif has close ties to the Saudi royal family. Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, Belgium's King Philippe and Crown Princess Elisabeth and Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary were among the other guests who attended the wedding.

The highly anticipated nuptials were met by celebrations across Jordan, with thousands gathering to witness the procession in Amman in streets decorated for the occasion with pictures of the couple and banners.