Queen Rania looks flawless as she celebrates her 56th birthday after welcoming twin granddaughters


The Jordanian royal has appeared in a stunning new photograph released by the Royal Hashemite Court to mark her 56th birthday on Monday


Queen Rania of Jordan celebrates her 56th birthday© © Royal Hashemite Court
Eleanor Dye
Eleanor DyeOnline Royal Correspondent
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Celebrations are in order for Queen Rania as the Jordanian royal turns 56 on Monday.

After a major year, the occasion was marked via a flawless new photograph released by the Royal Hashemite Court. 

The mother-of-four nailed casual chic in a white T-shirt and relaxed jeans as she sat on a brick wall. 

Meanwhile, her brunette locks were pulled back in a face-framing updo, while she added subtle makeup and a sports fitness watch on her wrist.

Queen Rania of Jordan celebrates her 56th birthday© © Royal Hashemite Court
Queen Rania of Jordan celebrates her 56th birthday

The smiling monarch has much to be happy about, having welcomed , who takes her name, earlier this month. 

They are the children of Princess Iman and her husband, Jameel Thermiotis, and mean Rania and her husband, King Abdullah II, are now grandparents of four. 

The Queen was also the first to share pictures of the new arrivals on 17 August, cradling the newborns in their pink blankets in images shared on social media. 

She captioned her post: "Healthy, happy, and finally here. We’ve been waiting so long to meet you, Talia and Rania♥️♥️. Congratulations Iman, Jameel, and sweet big sister Amina!"

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All about Queen Rania of Jordan

Rania Yasin was born on 31 August, 1970, in Kuwait to Palestinian parents.

She went to the New English School in Kuwait City, before graduating with a business degree at the American University in Cairo. 

She met her future husband Abdullah at a dinner party in 1993 hosted by his sister, and they married just five months later. 

Queen Rania with her twin granddaughters, Talia and Rania© Royal Hashemite Court
Queen Rania with her twin granddaughters

King Hussein unexpectedly named Abdullah as his successor on his deathbed in 1999, meaning Rania became Queen.  

The beloved royal couple are parents to Crown Prince Hussein, 32, Princess Iman, 29, Princess Salma, 25, and Prince Hashem, 21. 

They now have : Iman, two, Amina, one, and newborns Talia and Rania. 

Inside Queen Rania's busy year

As well as becoming a grandmother again, Queen Rania has had a busy year as she continues to work hard alongside King Abdullah. 

In both her personal life and public service, she is committed to children, youth, and family protection.

Queen Rania wore a design featuring intricate embroidery beside king abdullah© Royal Hashemite Court
Queen Rania and King Abdullah have had a busy year

Throughout her international engagements, the royal has repeatedly highlighted rising global conflict and unrestrained emerging technologies as threats to humanity’s shared progress, while also affirming our collective capacity to confront them. 

Speaking at the Global Business Summit in Delhi in February, she said: "Through it all, we have held firm to human dignity, even when the cost was high and the credit low. That is the Jordan I am proud to call home – a reliable, honest partner in a complicated world.

"We may be a small country, but what defines us is what we stand for. And that is why, in my eyes, Jordan stands very tall."

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