Tonight is the wedding of her 28-year-old crown prince. Jordan, Hussein bin Abdullah II and Saudi citizen Rajwa Al-Saif. The religious ceremony will take place in the evening at the Zahran Palace in Amman, where his parents, King Abdullah and Queen Rania, were married in 1993.

At the last minute, it was confirmed that the Prince and Princess of Wales would be attending the wedding. William and Kate, as the two heirs remain on friendly terms.

Among the high-profile guests at the wedding reception, which will be hosted by King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, in addition to the British royal couple, there are several white-blooded Europeans, such as Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark, Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Denmark. Sweden and Prince Haakon of Norway. Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands will also attend.

US First Lady Jill Biden is among the guests who have confirmed their presence, as, according to the Associated Press, “President Joe Biden and the First Lady share a deep and long friendship with the Crown Prince’s parents.”

According to Arabnews, after the wedding ceremony, the couple will go to the Al-Husseini Palace in the Jordanian capital, accompanied by a cortege, which will include eight red cars and eleven motorcycles.

“This is not just a wedding, this is a presentation of the future king of Jordan,” said political analyst Amer Sabaile.

Experts see the marriage as a “lucrative alliance” for the Hashemite royal family, the historical rivals of the Al Saud family in the east. Jordan has recently sought to forge closer ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states that have provided billions of dollars to Amman in the past.

According to the Associated Press