Jordan's King Abdullah and Queen Rania applaud as they attend the Ahel al-Himmeh award ceremony at the Roman Amphitheatre in Amman late on June 28, 2009. Launched by Queen Rania on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of her husband's accession to the throne, the award honours individuals or groups who have made significant contributions to the community. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

Jordan's King Abdullah and Queen Rania applaud as they attend the Ahel al-Himmeh award ceremony at the Roman Amphitheatre in Amman late on June 28, 2009. Launched by Queen Rania on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of her husband's accession to the throne, the award honours individuals or groups who have made significant contributions to the community.

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  1. John Chambers (R), Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems watches Jordan's Queen Rania as she speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 30, 2010.
  2. Jordan's Queen Rania's hands are seen as she attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 30, 2010.
  3. Jordan's Queen Rania attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 30, 2010.
  4. Queen Rania of Jordan, gestures while speaking on a panel debate entitled "Rebuilding Education for the 21st Century", at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010.
  5. Jordan's Queen Rania is pictured at the congress centre at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
  6. Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (L) talks with Jordan's Queen Rania at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
  7. Jordan's King Abdullah (R) and his wife Queen Rania walk after a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
  8. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) watches as her husband King Abdullah (not pictured) addresses delegates during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
  9. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) watches as her husband King Abdullah (not pictured) addresses delegates during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010. Also pictured is Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa (R).
  10. Queen Rania of Jordan, center, walks in the hallway at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday Jan. 29, 2010. Climate change moves to the forefront at the World Economic Forum with the question of what steps world governments, big business and activists can take together to find a path that is both effective environmentally but won't break the bank.
  11. Queen Rania of Jordan, listens during the television debate given by her husband King Abdullah at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.
  12. Jordan's King Abdullah (R) and his wife Queen Rania offer condolences to the relatives of three Jordanian peacekeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake after their arrival at Amman airport January 19, 2010.
  13. Jordan's King Abdullah (C) and his wife Queen Rania stand beside Jordan's Chief of Staff General Khaled Al-Saraireh during a ceremony for three Jordanian peackeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake upon their arrival at Amman airport January 19, 2010.
  14. Jordan's Queen Rania walks at a ceremony for three Jordanian peackeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake after their arrival at Amman airport January 19, 2010.
  15. Jordan's King Abdullah and his wife Queen Rania stand during a ceremony for three Jordanian peacekeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake upon their arrival at Amman airport Jannuary 19, 2010.
  16. King Abdullah II of Jordan, center, and his wife Queen Rania pray during a ceremony to receive the remains of three Jordanian peacekeepers killed in Haiti earthquake, on their arrival in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010.

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  1. Jordan's King Abdullah (R) and his wife Queen Rania walk after a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
  2. Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) talks to Jordan's King Abdullah (C) and Jordan's Prime Minister Samir Rifai after their arrival for a private meeting at Moncloa Palace in Madrid January 27, 2010.
  3. Jordan's King Abdullah, left , shakes hands with Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. King Abdullah is on a private visit to Spain.
  4. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (R) meets Britain's Middle East envoy Tony Blair at the Royal Palace in Riyadh January 24, 2010.
  5. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (R) welcomes Britain's Middle East envoy Tony Blair at the Royal Palace in Riyadh January 24, 2010.
  6. Jordan's King Abdullah (R) speaks with U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell during a meeting at the Royal Palace in Amman January 24, 2010.
  7. Jordan's King Abdullah, right, meets with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell at the Royal Palace in Amman on Sunday Jan. 24, 2010. Israel's prime minister declared on Sunday that his country would retain parts of the West Bank forever _ a statement sure to provoke Palestinians and complicate the year-old peace mission of a visiting U.S. envoy. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid claim to the disputed territory just hours after meeting with George Mitchell, the Obama administration's Middle East envoy.
  8. Oman�s Sultan Qaboos (L) welcomes Jordan's King Abdullah (C) and his son, Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein, upon their arrival at Muscat Airport January 22, 2010.
  9. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) watches as her husband King Abdullah (not pictured) addresses delegates during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
  10. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) watches as her husband King Abdullah (not pictured) addresses delegates during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
  11. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) watches as her husband King Abdullah (not pictured) addresses delegates during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
  12. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) watches as her husband King Abdullah (not pictured) addresses delegates during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010. Also pictured is Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa (R).
  13. Jordan's King Abdullah and his wife Queen Rania (L) pray during a ceremony for three Jordanian peackeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake, upon their arrival at Amman airport January 19, 2010.
  14. Jordan's King Abdullah and his wife Queen Rania (C) stand during a ceremony for three Jordanian peacekeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake upon their arrival at Amman airport Jannuary 19, 2010.
  15. AMMAN, JORDAN - JANUARY 02: Jordan's King Abdullah (R) arrives with his son Crown Prince Hussein (2nd from R) and wife Queen Rania (L) for the funeral of Jordanian officer Sherif Zeid Ali who was killed in Afghanistan, during an official ceremony on his arrival at Queen Alia airport on January 2, 2010 in Amman, Jordan. Zeid, a distant relative of the Jordanian Royal family, had been in Afghanistan for 20 days when he was killed on the day he was due to return.
  16. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) and Turkish President Abdullah Gul's wife Hayrunnisa visit a children's museum in Amman, December 1, 2009.

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