Lion of Jordan (104 page)

1. Hussein ibn Ali, King of the Hijaz, 1924

2. King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan in the courtyard of Raghadan Palace, Amman, 1948

3. Sir John Glubb, 1951

4. Hussein with his father, Prince Talal, and his mother, Princess Zain Al-Sharaf, 1939

5. Members of the royal family standing behind the flag-draped coffin of assassinated King Abdullah in the royal cemetery at Amman. From right to left behind coffin: Hussein, Prince Naif, Prince Abd al-Ilah, the Iraqi Regent, and Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia, July 1951

6. Hussein entering the Parliament building for the Accession to the Throne Ceremony, 2 May 1953. Sharif Nasser bin Jamil, his uncle and ADC, is seen behind him

7. Hussein as a cadet with his detail on the shooting range, Sandhurst, 1953

8. 18-year-old Hussein and 24-year-old Dina Abdul Hamid dancing in London, 1953

9. Hussein with his cousin Faisal II of Iraq during a visit to Baghdad, 1955

10. Hussein and his British wife, Princess Muna, on their wedding day, 25 May 1961

11. Hussein at the wheel of his Mercedes Gull Wing, Lebanon,
c
. 1960

12. Crown Prince Abdullah, wearing the robes and dagger that originally belonged to his great-grandfather, 1963

13. Hussein with the royal family (
left to right
) back row: Prince Mohammad and Princess Ferial; Crown Prince Hassan; Princess Basma; Princess Muna; the King; Alia; Queen Zain with Abdullah (on her lap) and Faisal,
c
. 1965