Prince William, US First Lady Present As Prophet Mohammed’s Offspring And Jordan Crown Prince Weds Saudi Royal Bride

Jordan’s crown prince married the daughter of a Saudi businessman in a royal wedding viewed by some as a diplomatic move and by others as a genuine love story.

Alseif, a Saudi architect who is 29 years old and a Syracuse University graduate, will be referred to as Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Jordan until the Crown Prince ascends to the throne, at which point her title would change to Queen Rajwa.

Through her mother, who comes from the prominent Al-Sudairi family, the bride is linked to Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the Saudi Arabian crown prince and de facto ruler.

Royal guests came from all over the world, including Belgium, Denmark, Japan Luxembourg, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Spain among whom were the Prince and Princess of Wales. Also present was United States First Lady, Mrs Biden.

The Jordanian king and queen welcomed guests to the Zahran Palace at 9:00 AM (ET), which signaled the start of the celebration. As guests arrived to meet and congratulate the royal family, Jordan’s military forces played music for them.

The Islamic “Katb Al-Kitab” ritual, which involved the signing of a marriage contract and exchange of rings, was then transferred to a gazebo in the palace garden.

Jubilant crowds gathered in front of the palace to clap and wave flags as they awaited the motorcade that took the newlyweds on a six-mile tour of the city.

Jordan and Saudi Arabia are two of Washington’s most reliable partners in the region. Jordan maintains connections with both Palestinians and Israelis and is the keeper of both Muslim and Christian sacred sites in Jerusalem.

However, while the older generation can be more cynical and see the marriage as a political move, much of Jordan’s youth believes it is based on love.

Popular Jordanian singer Zain Awad, who performed at the henna party after being invited by Queen Rania, told The Media Line: “I think the wedding is based more on chemistry and is a real love story because, as we know, Crown Prince Hussein is very down-to-earth, they are so close to their people. After we saw how they communicate together, their eye contact, we can see that it is love for sure.”

On the contrary, some of the older generations are more dubious. Eyal Zisser, a professor of Middle Eastern history at Tel Aviv University, told The Media Line:

“Weddings in the Middle East, especially tribal ones..it may also be love but it’s basically politics… The Saudis, the way it was formed is that the founder used to marry four women at the same time from four different tribes, then technically divorce and marry another four, so it aligned himself with dozens of tribes.

There is no big love between Jordan and Saudi Arabia, taking into consideration the history, but it’s realpolitik. They are two countries that are facing the same challenges—Iran, radical Islam, and so on and so forth, so why not?”

After years of animosity, relations between Saudi Arabia and Jordan have lately warmed up. MBS was quoted by Saudi media as saying that he was eager to “push relations [with Jordan] to a new phase” during a trip there last year.

Jerusalem Post, CNN

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