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Princess Muna al-Hussein (born Antoinette Avril Gardiner;[1] 25 April 1941) is the mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan. Until their divorce on 21 December 1972, she was the second wife of Hussein, the late king of Jordan. She is British by birth, and changed her name to Muna al-Hussein upon marriage.
Toni Gardiner was born in Chelmondiston, the daughter of Doris Elizabeth (née Sutton) and Walter Percy Gardiner. She attended Bourne School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which was administered by the British Families Education Service for the children of British Service personnel stationed overseas, where she was an A-grade field hockey player. The school closed when British Forces withdrew from Malaya.[citation needed]
Gardiner's father was a high-ranking British Army Officer stationed at Long Marston in Warwickshire in the 1960s.[2]
Marriage and children[edit]
Gardiner met the King of Jordan, Hussein, while working as a secretarial assistant on the film set of Lawrence of Arabia. The King had allowed his troops to work as extras on this film and would occasionally visit to monitor the production's progress. However, there is another report, stating that Gardiner and the King met when her father began to work as a Military Adviser in Jordan.[2]
Gardiner married King Hussein in Amman, Jordan, on 25 May 1961. The Jordanian constitution requires that any heir to the throne be born of a legitimate couple, and both parents should be Muslims.[3] She kept the title Her Royal Highness Princess Muna al-Husseinafter the divorce. Together they had four children:
Causes and activities[edit]
She is involved in the development of nursing in Jordan, founding the Princess Muna Scholarship Fund for Nursing.[4] In 1962, Princess Muna founded the Princess Muna College of Nursing, now the Princess Muna College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.[5]
King Hussein of Jordan and Princess Muna of Jordan
Newer Older May Wedding of King Hussein of Jordan and Antoinette Gardiner
Princess Aisha bent Al-Hussein (L) sister of Jordan King Abdullah II
walks with her mother Princess Mona (R) before the King opening speech at the ...
P.S. Qué fea era Rania
Princess Muna al-Hussein (born Antoinette Avril Gardiner;[1] 25 April 1941) is the mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan. Until their divorce on 21 December 1972, she was the second wife of Hussein, the late king of Jordan. She is British by birth, and changed her name to Muna al-Hussein upon marriage.
Toni Gardiner was born in Chelmondiston, the daughter of Doris Elizabeth (née Sutton) and Walter Percy Gardiner. She attended Bourne School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which was administered by the British Families Education Service for the children of British Service personnel stationed overseas, where she was an A-grade field hockey player. The school closed when British Forces withdrew from Malaya.[citation needed]
Gardiner's father was a high-ranking British Army Officer stationed at Long Marston in Warwickshire in the 1960s.[2]
Marriage and children[edit]
Gardiner met the King of Jordan, Hussein, while working as a secretarial assistant on the film set of Lawrence of Arabia. The King had allowed his troops to work as extras on this film and would occasionally visit to monitor the production's progress. However, there is another report, stating that Gardiner and the King met when her father began to work as a Military Adviser in Jordan.[2]
Gardiner married King Hussein in Amman, Jordan, on 25 May 1961. The Jordanian constitution requires that any heir to the throne be born of a legitimate couple, and both parents should be Muslims.[3] She kept the title Her Royal Highness Princess Muna al-Husseinafter the divorce. Together they had four children:
- Abdullah (born 1962; now King Abdullah II of Jordan).
- Faisal (born 1963).
- Aisha (born 1968, twin of Princess Zein).
- Zein (born 1968, twin of Princess Aisha).
Causes and activities[edit]
She is involved in the development of nursing in Jordan, founding the Princess Muna Scholarship Fund for Nursing.[4] In 1962, Princess Muna founded the Princess Muna College of Nursing, now the Princess Muna College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.[5]
King Hussein of Jordan and Princess Muna of Jordan
Newer Older May Wedding of King Hussein of Jordan and Antoinette Gardiner
Princess Aisha bent Al-Hussein (L) sister of Jordan King Abdullah II
walks with her mother Princess Mona (R) before the King opening speech at the ...
P.S. Qué fea era Rania
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