King Abdullah And Queen Rania News and Pictures, Part 2

[houri]

very very funny more pleas more

you do great job

[Humera]

Originally posted by Monalisa@Jul 5th, 2004 - 2:23 pm

Yes of course rania could wear whatever she wants,or could be stay naked if she wants,but she's a queen of a muslim country,on the top of that,she's a "hashemite" queen,as i know the hashemite family took the power basing on their descendance from the prophet messenger of islam Mohamed,so she should to respect the religieon who makes her a queen B) 
I'm especially  about her half naked dress which she was wearing in the spanish wedding,and her many bikinis during her holidays :(

I didnt say anything contrary to what you've just said. By "private" i meant when she has no photographers/press around her. But everytime she's on vacation, her pictures appear in european mags/tabloids. Knowing that this is the case, I agree that she should be careful.

[QueenB]

She wasn't wearing a bikini, she was wearing a one piece bathing suit.. but whenever she's on vacation it appears she knows the photographers are watching.. seriously he's the King and with all the attempts on his Life - security knows who's watching - especially because those pictures don't appear to be taken from that far away....

[Yennie]

I found some pictures of QRania wearing a BIKINI!!!!!

Its a bathing suit... and she isn´t exactly showing anything. I think she can wear whatever she wants in private.
I´m not a muslim so maybe I cannot relate to this...
here we even goes topless sometimes, but I dont think her look is inappropiate at all!

[laila_sahrazade]

Originally posted by QueenB@Jul 6th, 2004 - 4:08 am
She wasn't wearing a bikini, she was wearing a one piece bathing suit.. but whenever she's on vacation it appears she knows the photographers are watching.. seriously he's the King and with all the attempts on his Life - security knows who's watching - especially because those pictures don't appear to be taken from that far away....

Yeah, but this was her first vacation as HM Queen Rania, she had no experience yet with paparazzi.

that was last time we saw her in a bathingsuit. Right?


loce laila

[QueenB]

laila_sahrazade, she has been photographed in bathing suits since... personally, I don't think she was dressed inappropriate, as a matter of fact she was wearing a sarong, and even had on a necklace, and in one of the pictures she had on pumps ...

[houri]

about queen Rania she can wear any thing she want but far away from the camera .

[Humera]

Originally posted by Yennie@Jul 6th, 2004 - 4:25 am

Its a bathing suit... and she isn´t exactly showing anything. I think she can wear whatever she wants in private.
I´m not a muslim so maybe I cannot relate to this...
here we even goes topless sometimes, but I dont think her look is inappropiate at all!

going topless would be a scandal for any royal woman!
As far as Rania's concerned though, as a Queen she should be more thoughtful about the way she goes out and represents her country.

[Genevieve]

Originally posted by laila_sahrazade+Jul 6th, 2004 - 5:57 am--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (laila_sahrazade @ Jul 6th, 2004 - 5:57 am)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-QueenB@Jul 6th, 2004 - 4:08 am
She wasn't wearing a bikini, she was wearing a one piece bathing suit.. but whenever she's on vacation it appears she knows the photographers are watching.. seriously he's the King and with all the attempts on his Life - security knows who's watching - especially because those pictures don't appear to be taken from that far away....

Yeah, but this was her first vacation as HM Queen Rania, she had no experience yet with paparazzi. [/b][/quote]
Really, this explanation does not hold much water for me. We're going to chalk up her inappropriate and skimpy dress because it was her first year as queen? You don't think she doesn't have royal advisors who would suggest to her that that wasn't such appropriate wear for a conservative Muslim country, even if she was on holiday in Europe? Even Rania's own common sense should've prevailed that this might not be such a good idea.

As for not knowing about or being aware of the paparazzi -- give me a break! From the moment she became Queen, Rania courted the press. She may have just been more naive about how to use it to her advantage back then as opposed to now, but she was hungry for the press attention back then all the same.

I think that on more than one occasion Rania and Abdullah express a lack of common sense about certain matters, namely their ability and free reign to live as lavishly as they want at the expense of the people of the country they are supposed to be helping and serving.

[QueenB]

Genevieve, I totally agree with you!!! From the beginning it was them courting the press, even now they court the press with such fervor... for example, every time the kids have a party or something, right away press photographers are invited.... also even in 'candid paparazzi' shots, they are smiling at the camera.... It's not unheard of for any 'celebrity' to have their publicists send a memo to paparazzi and say, 'so and so will be there at such and such a time'..... and lately if you pay attention to captions on news photos - they say provided by the office of HM Queen Rania.....
BTW - who wears pumps and tons of makeup to hang out by the pool? Especially when 'in family' at an private moment?
They LOVE the press attention and really LOVE to spend....

Does anyone know if their 'spending money' is all theirs or is it a family account everyone within the family has access to?

[julial]

It seems that everyone is quite opposed to the bikini of Q-rania. although I won`t fit into one of those, I am sure someone might want to buy them.


My advice: sell all the excess they enjoyed to Sotherby`s or Christies`- I am sure they are skilled with this channel of business, since they are skilled in fundraising already.


can you imagine how much rania`s swimsuit would sell???

[bluetortuga]

Originally posted by julial@Jul 6th, 2004 - 7:14 pm
It seems that everyone is quite opposed to the bikini of Q-rania. although I won`t fit into one of those, I am sure someone might want to buy them.


My advice: sell all the excess they enjoyed to Sotherby`s or Christies`- I am sure they are skilled with this channel of&nbsp; business, since they are skilled in fundraising already.


can you imagine how much rania`s swimsuit would sell???

Really, Q. Rania's bathing suit is no issue. It's a full suit. She's no wearing a thong like I've seen P. Stephanie and other European princesses wear. Q. Rania is not slopping all over the beach with some other man! She was playing with her children and was sharing some quiet moments with her tubby hubby. if they were caught kissing on camera it would be okay. They are married. If they decided to chase each other around butt naked on the beach or around the pool, it would be alright! They are married.

Do Muslim Fundamentalists make love with their clothes on? Do they make love at all? Or do they just have sex without emotions just for the sake of procreation?

[Genevieve]

Originally posted by QueenB@Jul 6th, 2004 - 8:09 pm
Genevieve, I totally agree with you!!! From the beginning it was them courting the press, even now they court the press with such fervor... for example, every time the kids have a party or something, right away press photographers are invited.... also even in 'candid paparazzi' shots, they are smiling at the camera....

I had never thought about the "candid" shots before, but you're very right QueenB. Everything seems to be a photo op for Rania and Abdullah, and they aren't above "using" their children's birthdays or personal losses to get themselves in the media. I remember pictures of King Hussein's memorial in London at which Rania kept turning around and waving and posing for the photographers outside the church while Queen Noor kept walking straight into the church. My impression at the time was that Rania was dazzled by the photographers and their attention and focus on her. While I can understand that it was all relatively new to her at the time, I think that part of it too was that Rania loved the fan fare she was getting, and all those photographers shouting to her, calling to her, "Your Majesty," "Rania, look this way."

To me it seems that one of the things that reveal the true characters and intentions of Abdullah and Rania and their constant desire to be in the public eye and photographed is these very picture ops they so openly court. It says so much that Rania shows up to meet victims of an earthquake -- people who have lost not only loved ones but also their homes and whatever meager possessions they had, and are living in utter chaos and uncertainty -- dressed to the nines in a $8,000+ suit, a Fendi scarf, a Chanel handbag, Jimmy Choo stillettos, and dangling diamond earrings.

I am not saying that Rania should show up in a paper bag to show her sympathy, but it seems that she is rubbing her wealth and status in the faces of the very people she "allegedly" says she cares so much about and wants to do so much for. And that by showing up looking her best and dolled to the nines, she is flaunting her wealth in the faces of these people who have lost almost everything.

And when it comes down to it, what does being photographed for Ameircan and British VOGUE mean for the Jordanian people? What kind of attention is she bringing about the people of her country and their needs?

[Genevieve]

Originally posted by bluetortuga@Jul 6th, 2004 - 8:23 pm
Really, Q. Rania's bathing suit is no issue. It's a full suit. She's no wearing a thong like I've seen P. Stephanie and other European princesses wear.

The thing is however, Stephanie of Monaco and other European princesses are not the Queens or princesses of a conservative Muslim country. Rania is, and because of that there is a difference in what is acceptable for Rania versus what is acceptable for Stephanie, Mathilde, Mary, Madeleine, etc.

Take the evening gown Rania wore to the pre-wedding dinner in Spain: I understand that some Muslim publications (not those strictly those from Jordan) were quite outraged that the Queen of Jordan chose to wear such a revealing gown. That dress on anyone else I don't think would've caused much fuss at all; I think many people would've admired it and appreciated the design and aesthetics of it and moved on. But the fact is that a Queen from a conservative Muslim country chose to wear this gown in representing her country and that is where the issue lies.

I think that 99.9% of the things Rania wears there is nothing objectionable about them. Slap those very clothes on Maxima, Letizia, Martha Louise, etc. and no one would bat an eye. But the fact that Rania is the one wearing them is where the objections lie. It is not only that they are costly clothes or revealing in nature, but that she represents a conservative Muslim country, not a Luthern, Protestant, Anglican, etc. country. If Rania were the Queen of the Netherlands there would be no issue. Rania would be a fashion icon. Period. End of story. But she's not ...

[QueenB]

Genevieve, I think the 'logical' explaination QR and KA have given about their interviews and photoshoots is that it brings attention to Jordan - puts it on the world's stage and brings attention to their causes and needs.... in other words by focusing on them, Jordan gets what it needs... also they want to bring in tourists and investments so by showcasing the 'stability' and 'normalcy' within the Country it may make tourists and investors feel 'safe' in visiting and investing in Jordan...
I do remember the shots of the KH funeral and memorial... where she smiled and seemed to pose... but I also think about the quote in QN's book about an ailing KH in the front seat of the car next to then CP Abdullah, and QN saying she was assuring Rania that the line of succession could not be changed to prevent Abdullah from becoming King... perhaps it wasn't intended to show her as 'interested' but that's what it read like.. I remember when she was in NY to visit ground zero and it just seemed like another photo op...
so in the end it's really a matter of how you look at things... they may be publicity hungry.... or their courtship of the media may simply be a by product of wanting to improve the Nation....

It is sad when she goes to poor places and is in some thousand dollar ensemble and the people are in makeshift tents with only the clothes on their back.. of course she's been photographed crying - she's been photographed holding peoples hands.....

[pepep]

Originally posted by laila_sahrazade+Jul 6th, 2004 - 11:57 am--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (laila_sahrazade @ Jul 6th, 2004 - 11:57 am)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-QueenB@Jul 6th, 2004 - 4:08 am
She wasn't wearing a bikini, she was wearing a one piece bathing suit.. but whenever she's on vacation it appears she knows the photographers are watching.. seriously he's the King and with all the attempts on his Life - security knows who's watching - especially because those pictures don't appear to be taken from that far away....

Yeah, but this was her first vacation as HM Queen Rania, she had no experience yet with paparazzi.

that was last time we saw her in a bathingsuit. Right?


loce laila [/b][/quote]
What is an excuse for her dropping breast in Spanish wedding? :P

[QueenB]

She says people in Jordan dress just like her.....

[pepep]

Originally posted by Genevieve+Jul 7th, 2004 - 2:01 am--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Genevieve @ Jul 7th, 2004 - 2:01 am)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Yeah, but this was her first vacation as HM Queen Rania, she had no experience yet with paparazzi.

Really, this explanation does not hold much water for me. We're going to chalk up her inappropriate and skimpy dress because it was her first year as queen? You don't think she doesn't have royal advisors who would suggest to her that that wasn't such appropriate wear for a conservative Muslim country, even if she was on holiday in Europe? Even Rania's own common sense should've prevailed that this might not be such a good idea.

As for not knowing about or being aware of the paparazzi -- give me a break! From the moment she became Queen, Rania courted the press. She may have just been more naive about how to use it to her advantage back then as opposed to now, but she was hungry for the press attention back then all the same.

I think that on more than one occasion Rania and Abdullah express a lack of common sense about certain matters, namely their ability and free reign to live as lavishly as they want at the expense of the people of the country they are supposed to be helping and serving. [/b][/quote]
Genevieve, You are very intelligent. You have very good points. :flower:

[pepep]

QueenB, Genevieve

Many of the pictures, which are in photo banks are handouts. :woot: