A Look Back at Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa's Relationship Timeline

The biggest royal wedding of 2023 took place in June in Amman, Jordan, when Crown Prince Hussein wed Rajwa Al Saif, an architect from Saudi Arabia. With the news today that they are expecting their first child, we take a look back at their love story. How did Rajwa and Hussein meet? Not much has been disclosed about the early days of their relationship, but here's everything we know so far.

They met through a mutual friend.

"I met Rajwa through an old friend from school," Hussein revealed in May 2023, per Vogue Arabia. "I consider myself lucky because it is not every day you meet someone like Rajwa."

It's unclear which school Hussein is referring to; he attended high school King’s Academy, Jordan, college at Georgetown University in D.C., and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom in 2017.

In fact, both Rajwa and Hussein attended American universities; Hussein graduated from Georgetown in 2016 with a bachelor's in international history, and Rajwa graduated with a bachelor's in architecture from Syracuse in 2017.

Rajwa and Hussein formally got engaged at Rajwa's family's home in August 2022.

The two got engaged at the home of Rajwa's parents, Khalid Al Saif and Azza al-Sudairi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; both Hussein's parents, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, were in attendance. "The Royal Hashemite Court is pleased to announce the engagement of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II to Ms Rajwa Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, and extends its sincere congratulations on this occasion," the royal family shared.

Prince Hussein wrote on his Instagram after the news, "Alhamdullillah. We pray that God grants us His blessings. Grateful to my dear Jordanian family for their heartfelt support and kind wishes."

Queen Rania wrote on Instagram, "I didn’t think it was possible to hold so much joy in my heart! Congratulations to my eldest Prince Hussein and his beautiful bride-to-be, Rajwa." In Arabic, she wrote, "I prayed to Allah - like me, like every mother - to grant you good and to find the one you love, Rajwa came. Congratulations to my son, Prince Al-Hussein, and our precious and sweet bride Rajwa - May Allah bless you and make you happy and complete well."

Rajwa and Hussein made their first public appearance in October 2022.

Soon after, Rajwa began appearing more regularly with the Jordanian royal family. Notably, she attended Hussein's sister Princess Iman's royal wedding.

Rajwa and Hussein got married on June 1, 2023.

Queen Rania threw her future daughter-in-law a henna party ahead of the wedding, where she said to Rajwa's mom, "we and Al Hussein will take the very best care of Rajwa. This is her country, and she is among her family and her people." After her marriage, Rajwa is now known as HRH Crown Princess of Jordan, or Crown Princess Rajwa. Royals from around the world attending the wedding, including the Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Royal Hashemite Court announced Hussein and Rajwa were expecting their first child, due summer 2024.

"The Royal Hashemite Court is pleased to announce that Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein are expecting their first baby this summer," a statement reads. "The Royal Hashemite Court extends its sincere congratulations to Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah on this occasion, and wishes Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Al Hussein and Princess Rajwa good health and joy as they welcome their baby."

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