Sorry, if I cannot share your opinion. IMO she has to blame a lot herself for her treatment after KHussein's death. There is nothing wrong with a mother who is ambitious for her own kids, but it isn't right to try to deprive others of what is rightfully theirs. Noor was the fourth wife, but just because KHussein's other marriages failed or ended with the death of the wife, the children of those marriages were not somehow erased or demoted. IMO Queen Noor behaved if she was the 'true' wife and her husband's past relations (and his other children's claims on him) were not as legitimate as those of herself and her own children. That some of these other kids took offence is not surprising.
A fourth son like Hamzah is certainly not the expected heir to a throne if the constitution of the respecting country formulates the succession question in the following way:
Article 28 of the Jordanian constitution:
(a) The Royal title shall pass from the holder of the Throne to his eldest son, and to the eldest son of that son and in linear succession by a similar process thereafter. Should the eldest son die before the Throne devolves upon him, his eldest son shall inherit the Throne despite the existence of brothers to the deceased son. The King may, *As amended in the Official Gazette No. 1831 of 01/04/
1965. however, select one of his brothers as heir apparent. In this event, title to the Throne shall pass to him from the holder of the Throne.
(b) Should the person entitled to the Throne die wlthout a male heir, the Throne shall pass to his eldest brother. In the event that the holder of the Throne has no brothers, the Throne shall pass to the eldest son of his eldest brother. Should his eldest brother have no son, the Throne shall pass to the eldest son of his other brothers according to their seniority in age.
*In the early 1960s there were several attempts on KHussein's life, and the king and his advisors feared that after his premature death the Hashemite monarchy would not survive if the new king (Abdullah, born in 1962) would be a toddler. Thus, when Hussein's younger brother Hassan turned 18 in
1965, the constitution was amended.
This amendment has always been seen as an emergency solution for difficult times. What said Hussein himself in his last letter to Hassan (when he dismissed him)? "I must refer to the original constitutional rule, where I find that all conditions that originally dictated the exception have passed, and that therefore, HRH Prince Abdullah would, in such case, immediately assume all duties and responsibilities as the crown prince."
Good night, Noor