The story of the marriage of King Abdullah and Queen Rania and how he asked for her hand in marriage

The story of the marriage of King Abdullah and Queen Rania and how he asked for her hand in marriage 

In his book, “Our Last Chance,” King Abdullah II recounted the details of his meeting with Queen Rania Al Abdullah and his request to marry her, which was published on the “Al-Kun News” website.

“After two months of his service in the desert camp as commander of the XNUMXnd Royal Armored Battalion, he returned home, to be called by his sister, Princess Aisha, who insisted that he attend a simple dinner at her home, so he accepted the invitation. That was in XNUMX

The prince met Rania Yassin at the dinner table, where she was with his sister's friend, and was enchanted by her beauty and said: "As soon as my eyes fell on her, I said to myself: 'How beautiful she is'! .

So he called her at her place of work, but she did not respond to him, and she said to him: “I heard things about you,” to interrupt her, saying: “I did not present myself as an angel, but half of what I heard, at the very least, are just empty sayings.” She concluded: “I think about the matter.” “.

The monarch indicated that he “did not lose hope, so he asked a mutual friend to visit her in her office and reveal his good intentions, so she refused to go out with him again,” noting that “his friend told him that Rania loves chocolate, so he returned and sent him with a box of Belgian chocolates, so I accepted his invitation to dinner. In November, when he surprised her by preparing the food himself.”

So that things developed between them.. We started talking and going out together, and on January 30 (January) I invited Rania to dinner on the occasion of my birthday, where my father sat next to her, and was amazed at her intelligence and charm, to call me on the same night, and ask me: He said: “As long as we have now We found out the secret When do you want me to meet her parents? '.

And to ask her to marry her 

He said that, “I took Rania to one of the places I love most to my heart, which is a mountain on the outskirts of Amman: the pomegranate hill, and when we got out of the car, I told her: I see our relationship taking a serious turn and it seems to me that our marriage is a good idea, so she smiled and fell silent. As for me, I took this silence as approval, and told my father, and we paid an official visit two weeks later.”

He continued: “During the visit, her mother offered coffee and sweets to my father, who did not drink, as our traditions in Jordan stipulate that when asking for the hand of the young woman, the chief of state takes a cup of coffee and does not drink from it until her family announces approval, and in case of refusal, he does not drink as a method. In a reply".

Finally, my father turned to Rania's father and spoke, according to tradition, about the reasons why our marriage is a successful family project. I was in a state of so much tension that I no longer remember much of what my father said. Then Rania's father announced his approval, and there was great joy.

Queen Rania is the most elegant woman in her looks