Jordanian monarch names his wife as queen

Originally published March 22, 1999

A Royal decree was issued yesterday in Amman that confers the title queen on Princess Rania, wife of Jordan's King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein, 40 days after the death of King Hussein. Queen Noor, widow of the late king, will the referred to as Queen Mother.

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