Questions about Princess Basmah and her Family

[countess77]

Originally Posted by alienation

I don't think those are her personal accomplishments, Stella! I think that is just the list of entries under "aerobatics", of which someone added her as one of the pilots. As a pilot myself, I note from an article I read that she has one basic aerobatics course that she got last year, which is something any private pilot can take. This means she can do a small handful (maybe 3, which is typical of a basic aerobatics course) of basic maneuvers (aileron roll and a half cuban 8, maybe). I don't at all mean to take away from her accomplishments as a pilot, which are substantial, of course! But she wouldn't be qualified for formation flying or any more complicated maneuvers listed on that wiki page. She DEFINITELY wouldn't qualify for the Red Bull races, or any of the other competitions, for example. That takes serious skills and dedication to aerobatics over many years! (How cool would that be though?)

thank you for your accurate info.

[NGalitzine]

Queen Noor went to Princeton not Harvard.

[stella1971]

no offense intended countess77, i was only asking about the "no degree" comment. and yes, those that you have mentioned are all very well accomplished in their own right. thank you for clarifying.

[countess77]

Originally Posted by stella1971

no offense intended countess77, i was only asking about the "no degree" comment. and yes, those that you have mentioned are all very well accomplished in their own right. thank you for clarifying.

thank you Stella !

[countess77]

Originally Posted by NGalitzine

Queen Noor went to Princeton not Harvard.

oh yes that's right. thanks

[Burzg]

Originally Posted by stella1971

no offense intended countess77, i was only asking about the "no degree" comment. and yes, those that you have mentioned are all very well accomplished in their own right. thank you for clarifying.

Stella , I still not understand ? she not complete her masters not the BA right ??

[countess77]

Burzg Princess Basmah's sister said that Basmah left her university studying maths to take pilot courses. she has not graduated so she doesn't have a BA degree. wikipidia get things wrong, they said she was 26 and had BA in accounting and have corrected it.

[Biri]

So she is 33, older than Hamzah?

[Burzg]

Originally Posted by countess77

Burzg Princess Basmah's sister said that Basmah left her university studying maths to take pilot courses. she has not graduated so she doesn't have a BA degree. wikipidia get things wrong, they said she was 26 and had BA in accounting and have corrected it.

Thanks now I understand

Originally Posted by Biri

So she is 33, older than Hamzah?

yes she born in 1979

[sana]

i think Hamzah is 33 also ?
so, they in same age

[Burzg]

Originally Posted by sana

i think Hamzah is 33 also ?
so, they in same age

Prince Hamzah was born in 1980 so he is 32 , Princess Basmah was born in 1979 so she is 33.

[sara fathi]

Originally Posted by sana

i think Hamzah is 33 also ?
so, they in same age

the age of hamzah is 32 .. he's born in 1980

[Burzg]

Originally Posted by sara fathi

the age of hamzah is 32 .. he's born in 1980

Sarah , I already answer in the post before.

[sana]

Thank to answered my question
I hope he is happy

[stella1971]

in case any of you are wondering about princess basmah's career and accomplishments prior to marriage, this is from a BBC documentary on the frankincense trail in which she had a small feature. the clip is at 4:50, but i think to get context of what she is doing, look at it about a minute bfore. to bad the interviewer gets her last name incorrect

The Frankincense Trail - Episode 04: Jordan and Israel - Watch Free Documentary Online - BBC, Robert MacIver, Michael J Lynch, Kate Humble (presenter)

[meni85]

Thank you stella1971 for posting the documentary. It is quite amazing to see how beautiful Wadi Rum is. We have understood that Basma is a pilot!!!! I think she was doing this as a part of her job. I could not see anything special

[stella1971]

Originally Posted by meni85

Thank you stella1971 for posting the documentary. It is quite amazing to see how beautiful Wadi Rum is. We have understood that Basma is a pilot!!!! I think she was doing this as a part of her job. I could not see anything special

you couldn't see anything special? to me being chosen to be on a BBC documentary is somewhat special, would you not think. i was just trying to show another video of how she is and how she loves what she does.

[Burzg]

Originally Posted by stella1971

in case any of you are wondering about princess basmah's career and accomplishments prior to marriage, this is from a BBC documentary on the frankincense trail in which she had a small feature. the clip is at 4:50, but i think to get context of what she is doing, look at it about a minute bfore. to bad the interviewer gets her last name incorrect

The Frankincense Trail - Episode 04: Jordan and Israel - Watch Free Documentary Online - BBC, Robert MacIver, Michael J Lynch, Kate Humble (presenter)

Very beautiful video thanks stella , here Princess Basmah her nose different.

[meni85]

Originally Posted by stella1971

you couldn't see anything special? to me being chosen to be on a BBC documentary is somewhat special, would you not think. i was just trying to show another video of how she is and how she loves what she does.

Stella, I could see your point of view. For me I think she took part in this documentary not only because she is a pilot but also because of her fluent English, and this is absolutely a point to her side. As far as you know, the official language in Jordan is Arabic, so it is rare to find people who can speak English like Basma does – royals and elite people are exceptional. However, I meant by the word " special'' is her achievement. It seems that she left all things behind her just to be a pilot; and this actually explains how much she loves her career. However, Jordan has many women pilots, so she is neither the first nor the last. I could not see her value added in the documentary, but to be fair, if she helped Hamzah to bring the idea of skydiving to Jordan, then definitely she is amazing and we can consider this as an accomplishment. Eventually, I have to say that she has a lovely character , something we miss in other royals. Again, thanks for posting this documentary.

[meni85]

Originally Posted by Burzg

Very beautiful video thanks stella , here Princess Basmah her nose different.

ya, this documentary must be filmed before her nose job.