Norwegian State Visit to Jordan: March 2-4, 2020


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No gala reception? It seems like not...
 
pkl said:
No gala reception? It seems like not...
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As The King and Queen of Norway will host a ”return event” there will definitely be a reception hosted by the King and Queen of Jordan before that.
 
King Harald and Queen Sonja are already in Jordan and tonight they have dinner at the Norwegian Ambassador's Residence in Amman

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9NAuNeJmQt/

And the official visit start today 2 March as King Abdullah with Queen Rania receive King Harlad and Queen Sonja

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Later they attend the opening session of “Discovering Future Partnerships: Jordan-Norway Business Forum 2020”

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And the banquet dinner the night

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No tiaras in Jordan for a State Visit?
 
I find Prince Hussein way of dressing very lovely, he looks cute
Pitty indeed no tiaras
 
It's a weird combination all around. The queens in long dresses, the kings in business suits and the crown prince in traditional dress.
 
I believe under King Abdullah Jordan doesn't do State Banquets in white tie, with grand jewels. What we saw is "standard", let us say.
 
I like the emerald suite of Queen Sonja. I read somewhere it was a gift from a royal in the Middle East. It was first used in 2002.
 
It disturbs me a bit that the Crown Prince dresses alike an Arab Sheikh. Jordan is the Middle East, not a country on the Arabic peninsula. Jordan has, alike Turkey, Lebanon and Israel, always tried to be a Western oriented country. I hope the Crown Prince does not model himself to his Saudi colleague. I really does not understand this Arab appearance. Is the Crown Prince sending a message?
 
Duc_et_Pair said:
It disturbs me a bit that the Crown Prince dresses alike an Arab Sheikh. Jordan is the Middle East, not a country on the Arabic peninsula. Jordan has, alike Turkey, Lebanon and Israel, always tried to be a Western oriented country. I hope the Crown Prince does not model himself to his Saudi colleague. I really does not understand this Arab appearance. Is the Crown Prince sending a message?
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What Crown Prince Hussein is wearing is a typical Jordanian national costume that it's not uncommon to see Jordanian men wear on special occasions. I like that he decided to wear it to show of the heritage of his country.
 
JR76 said:
What Crown Prince Hussein is wearing is a typical Jordanian national costume that it's not uncommon to see Jordanian men wear on special occasions. I like that he decided to wear it to show of the heritage of his country.
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The traditional Jordan clothing usually has a white thobe (King Abdullah usually wears a suit) and a red keffiyeh as striking feature (which King Abdullah also wears in combination with a suit).

That keffiyeh is so widely known, it has become a sort of Jordan icon:
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The Crown Prince however was optically dressed in Saudi style, for a Norwegian visit.
Usually we see him dressed like this:

Hussein

The two brothers

The King inspects his guard

The King welcomes the Emir of Qatar

The Crown Prince yesterday

I thought it was a remarkable choice of someone who uses to dress Western, to not even use the traditional Jordanian keffiyeh but go straight for an attire fit for a Saudi royal palace.
 
Duc_et_Pair said:
The traditional Jordan clothing usually has a white thobe (King Abdullah usually wears a suit) and a red keffiyeh as striking feature (which King Abdullah also wears in combination with a suit).


I thought it was a remarkable choice of someone who uses to dress Western, to not even use the traditional Jordanian keffiyeh but go straight for an attire fit for a Saudi royal palace.
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King Abdullah
https://whaj24.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/get-8-2014-2w7c275f.jpg

King Hussein
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p...zo2ExLwnoikmIHvqMx-EJUeEs1wck-hs6K8xIfTnfZIgl

from Wikipedia:

A bisht or mishlaḥ is a traditional men’s cloak popular in the Arab world... It is a status garment, associated with royalty, religious position, wealth, and ceremonial occasions. A bisht is usually worn for prestige on special occasions...

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River.
 
Duc_et_Pair said:
It disturbs me a bit that the Crown Prince dresses alike an Arab Sheikh. Jordan is the Middle East, not a country on the Arabic peninsula. Jordan has, alike Turkey, Lebanon and Israel, always tried to be a Western oriented country. I hope the Crown Prince does not model himself to his Saudi colleague. I really does not understand this Arab appearance. Is the Crown Prince sending a message?
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Is the Crown Prince more of a traditionalist than his father ? Is he also a more devout Muslim ?
 
Mbruno said:
Is the Crown Prince more of a traditionalist than his father ? Is he also a more devout Muslim ?
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That is what confused me when I saw his very traditional attire because so far he has a quite Western profile, like his parents. That he took this for the Norwegians is pretty surprising.

Spheno said:
King Abdullah
https://whaj24.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/get-8-2014-2w7c275f.jpg

King Hussein
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p...zo2ExLwnoikmIHvqMx-EJUeEs1wck-hs6K8xIfTnfZIgl

from Wikipedia:

A bisht or mishlaḥ is a traditional men’s cloak popular in the Arab world... It is a status garment, associated with royalty, religious position, wealth, and ceremonial occasions. A bisht is usually worn for prestige on special occasions...

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River.
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Have you puctures of these actually used in an event? To me it looks like posed portrait pictures for use on billboards along highways.
 
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Mbruno said:
Is the Crown Prince more of a traditionalist than his father ? Is he also a more devout Muslim ?
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I think it is his personal choice and has nothing to do with religiosity or traditionalism.
His father King Abdullah II did wear a similar traditional dress at a dinner with the queen during his state visit to the UK in 2000. Here is a pic from the event.
So did Queen Rania during a visit to Spain years ago.
 
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Whats wrong with Prince Hussein wearing his ancetres and countrymen outfit in an official event or outing ?!!!!
How that is sign he is more conservative or more of faithful muslim ?!!!
Maybe he is honoring his country customs and traditions and want to show how much he is proud of Jordan cultural heritage nothing bad aboutt that on the contrary it's nice and i hope he will do it more often.. personally i love when royals wore their national dresses
 
 
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Duc_et_Pair said:
I believe under King Abdullah Jordan doesn't do State Banquets in white tie, with grand jewels. What we saw is "standard", let us say.
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As far as I remember old King Hussein didn´t do this, at least at the later stages of his reign, too.
 
Perhaps the CP wore traditional ceremonial robes to honour his father's guests.

Interestingly, the King is opting to look more and more casual when wearing western style clothes by leaving his tie off more often. He almost always wears western clothing when dealing with western guests.

I think it is more to do with the geopolitical position of the Hashemite Kingdom rather even than tradition or religion. We live in interesting times and according to good old Wiki Jordan is definitely an Arab state.
 
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