Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid & Princess Majda Ra'ad


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"Maggan", 76, from Södertälje is a princess in Jordan
The prince couple has five children, four sons and one daughter, and nowadays a large number of grandchildren.
But instead of fine dining and state visits, Princess Majda has focused on the needy.
First, refugees, then the children in orphanages.
She founded the foundation Al Hussein Society, which today has its own school and a large training center for children and young people with physical disabilities.
- The need is great, but we reach many, she said in an interview last year.
She is also one of the founders of the Petra National Trust, which works to protect Jordan's world heritage site, Petra, the ancient city, which twelve years ago was named one of the world's seven new wonders.
”Maggan”, 76, från Södertälje är prinsessa i Jordanien _ Aftonbladet
 
LadyFinn said:
"Maggan", 76, from Södertälje is a princess in Jordan
The prince couple has five children, four sons and one daughter, and nowadays a large number of grandchildren.
But instead of fine dining and state visits, Princess Majda has focused on the needy.
First, refugees, then the children in orphanages.
She founded the foundation Al Hussein Society, which today has its own school and a large training center for children and young people with physical disabilities.
- The need is great, but we reach many, she said in an interview last year.
She is also one of the founders of the Petra National Trust, which works to protect Jordan's world heritage site, Petra, the ancient city, which twelve years ago was named one of the world's seven new wonders.
”Maggan”, 76, från Södertälje är prinsessa i Jordanien _ Aftonbladet
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It is interesting that she has contacts with the Swedish royal family after leaving Sweden such a long time ago.
 
Svensk Damtidning had last week an article about princess Majda, she was interviewed when crown princess Victoria and prince Daniel visited Jordan in October 2018.

Margaretha Lind was a girl from Södertälje who went to London in the 1960s and fell in love with an Iraqi prince. And since then she has been a princess and lived in Jordan.
Svensk Damtidning met her when crown princess Victoria and prince Daniel visited Amman, and despite all the years in Jordan, her heart still beats for Sweden:
- So fun that Svensk Damtidning comes to visit, now my sister Guje in Södertälje will be really happy, says the princess.
Princess Majda is elegant and straightforward, and she speaks that kind of cultivated Swedish as almost only Swedes who have lived abroad since the 1960s speak.
- The first few years were quite restless in Jordan, with the six-day war in 1967, and so was the civil war in 1970. And even though it didn't last long, the tensions afterwards were of course difficult. But since then Jordan is the calmest country in the whole region, thankfully!
Here, Maggan is called Majda, the Arabic name she got from her father-in-law after the wedding. But is anyone saying Maggan nowadays?
- Yes! All my Swedish friends, and some more for that matter. Then I usually go to Sweden a few times a year and then it is Maggan all the way!
In Amman she is thus Her Royal Highness Princess Majda, and she is both hailed and deeply respected here, mainly for her work with the Al-Hussein Society, a rehabilitation center for children with disabilities that the princess has built up.
It can be seen that Princess Majda's and Prince Raad's contact with the Swedish royal family is warm and cordial. Crown Princess Victoria and prince Daniel were guests of honor at an outdoor lunch in what is known as the Scandinavian Forest, which is situated on a hill on the outskirts of Amman. Princess Majda and her friends in the association Friends of Scandinavia have simply "adopted" the forest.
- We managed to persuade the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture to give it to us. The forest is not ours really, but we are patrons of it. This was just before the Swedish royal couple came here to visit in 1989, so the king was here and inaugurated the forest. And there is not so much forest here in Jordan otherwise, so it is very important, says Princess Majda.
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Some photos of princess Majda and prince Raad with crown princess Victoria and prince Daniel during their visit in Jordan.
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Tatiana Maria said:
It is interesting that she has contacts with the Swedish royal family after leaving Sweden such a long time ago.
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Her eldest son witch is the head of the UN, EU, USA and Russian delegation to the Israel Palesrine conflict (Tony Blair had that job before him) is from what I read in a book very interested in Swedish politics and economy a former Swedish employee wrote in a book. Her son is the prince of Iraq.
 
The Swedish media writes that the Royal Court confirms at a press release that the Swedish born Princess Majda Ra'ad (born Margareta Lind), wife of His Royal Highness Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid, passed away in Amman today.
www.svenskdam.se

Svenska prinsessan död – har bekräftats av hovet | Svensk Damtidning

Prinsessan Majda Ra'ad av Jordanien, född Margareta Lind, är död.
www.svenskdam.se www.svenskdam.se
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Svenska prinsessan är död

Prinsessan Majda Ra'ad, 82, av Jordanien är död. Hon föddes som Margareta Lind och växte upp i Södertälje. ”Må hon vila i frid” , skriver jordanska hovet i ett uttalande.
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Statement by Royal Hashemite Court

The Royal Hashemite Court.
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The Royal Hashemite Court mourns the passing of Her Royal Highness Princess Majda Ra’ad, the wife of His Royal Highness Prince Ra’ad bin Zeid, who passed away in Amman on Friday, 3 January 2025.

The statement

May her soul rest in peace.
 
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She was probably the least known swedish-born princess of today… At least here in Sweden… I had to double-check who she was when i read the news about her death before i remembered that i did know about her.

Rest in peace Your Royal Highness 🇯🇴🇸🇪
 
Hans-Rickard said:
She was probably the least known swedish-born princess of today… At least here in Sweden… I had to double-check who she was when i read the news about her death before i remembered that i did know about her.

Rest in peace Your Royal Highness 🇯🇴🇸🇪
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She once did Sommar. If you're interested you should check if the episode is available.
 
I would like to express my sincerest condolences to her entire family. Her death is a huge loss to the whole kingdom. Her graciousness and genuine kindness touched us all and served as a role model of how we should live our lives. Our angel on Earth, I bid you adieu. Your philanthropic legacy will live on! Thank you for being a beautiful part of our lives🙏🏻
 
Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, joined The Elders in 2019; see his biography at their website: Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
 
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