Princess Haya of Jordan to Sheikh Mohamad Bin Rashad Al-Maktoum of Dubai: 2004

[madonna23]

i highly doubt there will be a celebration in dubai. i think the fact that there were no relatives of mohammad bin rashid at the wedding ceremony in jordan signifies that they are not too happy with the wedding.

[Balqis]

Hello has an article about the wedding. Same photos everywhere.

Hello

12 APRIL 2004
Princess Haya of Jordan, half-sister to King Abdullah and daughter of the late King Hussein, has married the crown prince of Dubai, General Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. The private ceremony took place on Saturday, and was attended only by close family members.

The princess is the elder of two children Hussein had with his third wife, Alia Toukan. The royal, who turns 30 on May 3, graduated from Oxford University in Politics, Philosophy and Economics and is a keen horsewoman who spent time on a stud farm in Ireland after graduating.

She was also the first women in Jordan with a licence to drive heavy vehicles and articulated lorries. "My father's nickname for me is 'The Trucker'," she revealed in a 1996 interview in HELLO! "When I am in Jordan I go to truckers' cafes and chat to everybody."

The independent princess said in the same interview: "I don't think I could be happy without a career. I've got far too much energy and I get bored easily. I would drive a husband mad as I have to be out of the house."

Her groom, who is 55, is the Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates as well as being the crown prince of Dubai, one of the seven emirates that make up the rapidly developing region.

King Abdullah and Queen Rania were both present at the wedding ceremony, which was held in the al-Baraka palace in Amman. Also present was Crown Prince Hamzah, the son of King Hussein and his fourth wife, American-born Queen Noor; Abdullah's brother Prince Faisal, and the princess' full brother Prince Ali.

In just a few weeks' time, Jordanians will have more nuptial festivities on May 27, the date for the official public celebrations of Crown Prince Hamzah's private 2003 wedding with Princess Noor Hamzah.

[Balqis]

i highly doubt there will be a celebration in dubai. i think the fact that there were no relatives of mohammad bin rashid at the wedding ceremony in jordan signifies that they are not too happy with the wedding.

Some of the male members of the Sheikh's family attended, for example his son. He had a whole entourage with him I believe. You don't know if there will or won't be a public celebration. Hamzeh's May festivities weren't announced until much later. We shall wait and see.

[mybags]

If Princess Haya is happy, then I am happy for her. However I don't like the idea of a man having more than one wife, royal or not.

[mya]

He is the crown prince......She probably married him hoping one day he will be the top dog and she will be the top female dog...............lol

can you imagine her and queen noor on that special day....

[samitude]

I told my dad about this marriage and he said the crown prince probably had a horse she wanted!

[mybags]

Originally posted by samitude@Apr 12th, 2004 - 8:37 pm
I told my dad about this marriage and he said the crown prince probably had a horse she wanted!

That's hilarious, samitude!

[madonna23]

Some of the male members of the Sheikh's family attended, for example his son. He had a whole entourage with him I believe. You don't know if there will or won't be a public celebration. Hamzeh's May festivities weren't announced until much later. We shall wait and see.

they were not mentioned in any of the articles and i didn't see them in any of the pictures...maybe they didn't want to be photographed?

May be she was forced/convinced to accept such marriage by QRand KA. Pay attention to the activities of these two in UAE in the last few months. they have been going there more often.

By the way, Haya's uncle (Prince Hassan) was not present at the ceremony.
I read that that it is the son of the lucky groom who supposed to marry her. it ended up that the father took her from him.

On the other hand, if she married the guy with her full consent, my guess is that she just wants to be out of the norms knowing that she is a rebellious person.

[Balqis]

they were not mentioned in any of the articles and i didn't see them in any of the pictures...maybe they didn't want to be photographed?

Nonsense. I saw them on TV. King Abdullah and the princes (Ali and Hamza from what I could see) were greeting a whole bunch of males on their arrival at the palace with the Sheikh. Then inside the Sheikh's eldest son was visible. I noticed him because he's very cute :P

[bluetortuga]

Originally posted by Humble@Apr 12th, 2004 - 9:28 pm
May be she was forced/convinced to accept such marriage by QRand KA. Pay attention to the activities of these two in UAE in the last few months. they have been going there more often.

By the way, Haya's uncle (Prince Hassan) was not present at the ceremony.
I read that that it is the son of the lucky groom who supposed to marry her. it ended up that the father took her from him.

On the other hand, if she married the guy with her full consent, my guess is that she just wants to be out of the norms knowing that she is a rebellious person.

I had that feeling too that QR and KA were travelling "too much" to the UAE. I had read that KA was going to marry one of the sheikhas as a second wife. I also hear rumors that he was going to marry a Saudi princess.

If S. Mohammed's "stole" P. Haya from his son, how come his son couldn't hang on to her? It's one thing a for a guy to lose his girl to his brother, but to his dad?! How pathetic!

[bluetortuga]

Originally posted by Balqis@Apr 12th, 2004 - 6:25 pm

Some of the male members of the Sheikh's family attended, for example his son. He had a whole entourage with him I believe. You don't know if there will or won't be a public celebration. Hamzeh's May festivities weren't announced until much later. We shall wait and see.

Maybe, there will be an official celebration after CP Hamzah's wedding. I'm sure P. Haya and S. Mohammed didn't want to upstage this CP Hamzah and P. Noor; but I have to admit I think P. Haya's wedding will be more interesting to watch than CP Hamzah's. This is definitely my royal shock event of the year!

[wymanda]

Originally posted by Humble@Apr 13th, 2004 - 10:28 am
May be she was forced/convinced to accept such marriage by QRand KA. Pay attention to the activities of these two in UAE in the last few months. they have been going there more often.

By the way, Haya's uncle (Prince Hassan) was not present at the ceremony.
I read that that it is the son of the lucky groom who supposed to marry her. it ended up that the father took her from him.

On the other hand, if she married the guy with her full consent, my guess is that she just wants to be out of the norms knowing that she is a rebellious person.

I am getting really sick of the vitriole against Queen Rania but I suppose when you are beautiful, a queen and have a wonderful family the world is going to be jealous!

It is obviously a family decision as her maternal uncles were also present. Princess Haya seems to have a good relationship with her brother King Abdullah and with Rania. It was her tiara, which had previously belonged to her mother, that Rania wore during the coronation festivities.

Originally posted by wymanda+Apr 13th, 2004 - 12:08 am--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (wymanda @ Apr 13th, 2004 - 12:08 am)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Humble@Apr 13th, 2004 - 10:28 am
May be she was forced/convinced to accept such marriage by QRand KA. Pay attention to the activities of these two in UAE in the last few months. they have been going there more often.

By the way, Haya's uncle (Prince Hassan) was not present at the ceremony.&nbsp;
I read that that it is the son of the lucky groom who supposed to marry her. it ended up that the father took her from him.&nbsp;

On the other hand, if she married the guy with her full consent, my guess is that she just wants to be out of the norms knowing that she is a rebellious person.

I am getting really sick of the vitriole against Queen Rania but I suppose when you are beautiful, a queen and have a wonderful family the world is going to be jealous!

It is obviously a family decision as her maternal uncles were also present. Princess Haya seems to have a good relationship with her brother King Abdullah and with Rania. It was her tiara, which had previously belonged to her mother, that Rania wore during the coronation festivities. [/b][/quote]
You are missing something because i can read three different languages although I am not proficient in Arabic & French as i want. But I manage. This allows me to get information from different sources and compare. For example:

Here is an article analyzing why Haya and her new hubby are getting married and putting the marriage in its context. Basically, it is not based on love. Rather, it is about personal interests.

Sorry, i do not have time to translate the article

http://www.arabtimes.com/osama3/doc17.html

And this link will take you to different articles about Jordan and the JRF (in Arabic)

http://www.arabtimes.com/Arab%20con/jordan/index2.html

[MoonlightRhapsody]

Originally posted by mya@Apr 12th, 2004 - 7:29 pm
He is the crown prince......She probably married him hoping one day he will be the top dog and she will be the top female dog.....

But wouldn't she be superceeded by his first wife?

[lori]

Originally posted by AlienCabbage@Apr 10th, 2004 - 10:32 pm
couldn't agree more. after all, horses are very expensive, especially if you don't have a real job...not to mention houses in paris, ireland....still, it's sad to see that she sold herself in such a way...

Make me think anything can be sold if price is right. Demeaning but true.

[lori]

Originally posted by Layla@Apr 11th, 2004 - 4:02 pm
I am sure she will mother some children. The interesting thing is that the Sheikh (who is the Crown Prince of Dubai and who in reality is running the whole show) has the right to choose his successor. You never know.... Haya's son might become the next successor.

Wouldn't that be the same situation like Haya's papa and stepmother. Guess who got the crown eventually, Abdullah. You can plan, but fate would say otherwise. And by the way crown prince is not king, so things could change you never know.

[lori]

Also, things are not always peachy in a huge multiple branch family. Haya should know since she is from one. Tough job ahead I must say.

[Balqis]

I am getting really sick of the vitriole against Queen Rania but I suppose when you are beautiful, a queen and have a wonderful family the world is going to be jealous!

I am getting tired of it too. So many people seem to waste their energy on saying negative things about Rania. If you don't like her then why bother to concentrate on her unless you can't help yourself :P . It's all envy I think and envious people like to spread gossip and stories to make them feel better for some unknown reason

It is obviously a family decision as her maternal uncles were also present. Princess Haya seems to have a good relationship with her brother King Abdullah and with Rania. It was her tiara, which had previously belonged to her mother, that Rania wore during the coronation festivities.

Haya seems to very close to Rania and respects and admires her. Anyways Haya is a big girl and wouldn't let anyone force any decision on her.

[Amira]

Originally posted by Humble+Apr 13th, 2004 - 1:41 am--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Humble @ Apr 13th, 2004 - 1:41 am)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

I am getting really sick of the vitriole against Queen Rania but I suppose when you are beautiful, a queen and have a wonderful family the world is going to be jealous!

It is obviously a family decision as her m