Jordan's Queen Rania, left, and Morocco's Princess Lalla Salma, wife of King Mohammed VI, with Princess Lalla Meryem, the King's sister, center behind, leave "Dar El Bir Oua Lihsane" charity center in Marrakesh, Morocco, Monday Jan. 14, 2008. Jordan's Queen Rania and King Abdullah II are in Morocco for a three-day official visit. AP Photo logo AP Photo 23 months ago

Jordan's Queen Rania, left, and Morocco's Princess Lalla Salma, wife of King Mohammed VI, with Princess Lalla Meryem, the King's sister, center behind, leave "Dar El Bir Oua Lihsane" charity center in Marrakesh, Morocco, Monday Jan. 14, 2008. Jordan's Queen Rania and King Abdullah II are in Morocco for a three-day official visit.

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