Prince William, Kate make surprise appearance at Jordan royal ...

3 Jun 2023
Prince William and Kate Middleton attended a royal wedding in Jordan on Thursday.  The Crown Prince of Jordan wed Princess Rajwa at Zahran Palace. Kate wore a blush-pink gown for the wedding, and made a glamorous outfit change for the reception.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales were among the star-studded guests to attend the royal wedding of Crown Prince Al Hussein of Jordan and Princess Rajwa on Thursday. 

The Crown Prince, the eldest son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, and Saudi architect Rajwa Al Saif tied the knot at Zahran Palace in Amman, according to a press release.

The ceremony was followed by a procession through Amman and a royal reception at Al Husseiniya Palace, the press release adds. 

The bride wore a long-sleeved, floor-length wrap dress and a tiara, while the groom appeared to wear military uniform. 

Prince William and Kate Middleton's attendance was confirmed by Jordanian state media just hours before the ceremony began, according to The Independent.

william and kate at jordan royal wedding

Britain's Prince William and Princess Catherine attend the royal wedding of Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein and Rajwa Al Saif, in Amman, Jordan on June 1, 2023. REUTERS

William and Kate, along with Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, can be seen in the audience of the ceremony in photos posted to the Jordan royal family's official Twitter account.

—RHC (@RHCJO) June 1, 2023

For the ceremony, Kate wore a long-sleeved, blush-pink gown by Elie Saab, Vogue reports, and she styled her hair in loose curls. She made an outfit change for the reception, opting for a long-sleeved, sparkly Jenny Packham dress paired with Greville Chandelier earrings that belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth II and the Lover's Knot tiara famously worn by the late Princess Diana, Page Six reports. Meanwhile, William paired a navy suit with a light-blue tie. 

Beatrice wore a blue sparkly dress for the ceremony and changed into a pink gown by Reem Acra for the reception and accessorized with the same tiara that her mother, the Duchess of York, wore for her wedding to Prince Andrew in 1986, Daily Mail reports.

A video of the prince and princess chatting with the newlyweds after the ceremony was posted to Twitter by royal watcher Kayla Adams.

—Kayla Adams (@KaylaAdams___) June 1, 2023

William and Kate have well-known links to Jordan and the royal family. William and the Crown Prince both graduated from Britain's Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst, and the two spent time together during William's visit to Jordan in 2018, The Independent reports.

Meanwhile, Kate spent three years living in Jordan as a child, the publication added.

Other foreign royals in attendance included King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, and  Al Sultan Abdullah Riayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah and Queen Azizah Aminah of Malaysia, according to a press release.

Representatives for King Abdullah II and Kensington Palace did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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