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His Majesty is also survived by three sons - Abdullah, Faisal, and Ali - and five daughters - Alia, Zein, Aisha, Haya and Abeer - from three previous marriages. In 1962, Princess Muna founded the Princess Muna College of Nursing, now the Princess Muna College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.
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Happy Birthday to Princess Muna of Jordan, who turns 80 today!
She kept the title Her Royal Highness Princess Muna al-Hussein after the divorce. All rights reserved.
We value your privacy and want to ensure you have the best experience on our site. The British commoner who was the as the second wife of King Hussein, she remains a valued member of the Jordanian Royal Family as the mother current King Abdullah II of Jordan.
The Tiara was most notably worn during a State Visit from Pakistan, and also on a State Visit to the United Kingdom in 1966, alongside a variety of Gala events in the late 60s.
The Diamond Loop Tiara was also worn King Hussein’s younger sister, Princess Basma, at the Banquet to celebrate 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire at Persepolis in 1971, and in 1990, it was worn by King Hussein and Princess Muna’s elder daughter, Princess Aisha, at her wedding to Zaid Saad Eddin Jumaa, more recently being worn at the Banquet to celebrate the Wedding of her nephew, Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, and Rajwa Al Saif at the Al Husseiniya Palace in Amman in 2023.
Pearl Tiara
Princess Muna most notably wore the Pearl and Diamond Tiara for a banquet at the Guildhall in London during the Jordanian State Visit to Britain in 1966.
Since she gave her two grander Tiaras to her daughters in the intervening decades, Princess Muna wore the Pearl and Diamond Tiara for the Banquet to celebrate the Wedding of her grandson, Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, and Rajwa Al Saif at the Al Husseiniya Palace in Amman in 2023.
The following year, Princess Muna wore the Pearl and Diamond Tiara for a series of official portraits taken around King Abdullah II’s Silver Jubilee Celebrations, which were shared in her 2025 New Year’s Card.
Diamond Fringe Tiara
Queen Muna also possessed this modern Diamond Fringe Necklace, which she wore as a Tiara for a couple of gala events in the mid-1960s, most notably at a Banquet hosted by President De Gaulle at the Elysee Palace during the King and Queen’s State Visit to France in 1964.
A bonus jewel is this splendid Diamond Necklace, which Princess Muna wore for the first time at her wedding in 1961, and also wore it with all the aforementioned tiaras.
As the Jordanian Queen for 10 years, Princess Muna wore a variety of jewels, so to mark her 80th birthday, we are featuring Princess Muna’s Tiaras (and a necklace)!
Diamond Tiara
Featuring large antique diamond elements, in a graduated frame, this diamond tiara was acquired by King Hussein around the time he married Queen Muna in 1961.
The Royal Family
His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein assumed his constitutional powers as King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on February 7th, 1999, the day his father, the late King Hussein, passed away.
His Majesty King Hussein bin Talal, the father of modern Jordan, will always be remembered as a leader who guided his country through strife and turmoil to become an oasis of peace, stability, and moderation in the Middle East.
She later moved into a palace in Hummar which was gifted to her by King Hussein, which she has resided in over the last 50 years.
Early on, King Hussein concentrated on building an economic and industrial infrastructure that would complement and enhance the advances he wanted to achieve in the quality of life of his people. He began his primary education at the Islamic Educational College in Amman, and later attended St. Edmund's School in Surrey, England.
Whether it’s her astounding philanthropic initiatives or her refined queen poise, she is a woman who brings a plethora of intriguing experiences.
From living abroad with her army officer father to marrying a King a year later, GRAZIA brings you six facts about the UK-born turned Jordanian royal.
She was born in England
By origin, Princess Muna Al Hussein, previously Antoinette Avril Gardiner, was born and raised in the humble town of Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England.
During the 1960s, Jordan’s main industries - including phosphate, potash, and cement - were developed, and a network of highways was built throughout the kingdom.
King Hussein strived throughout his 47-year reign to promote peace in the Middle East. The King has four brothers and seven sisters.
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The King had allowed his troops to work as extras on this film and would occasionally visit to monitor the production's progress. Among Jordanians, his memory is cherished as the inspiration for Jordan's climate of openness, tolerance, and compassion. Which for the last 20 years, has allowed Jordanian women to receive quality education to pursue nursing.
The school closed when British Forces withdrew from Malaya.
Gardiner's father was a high-ranking British Army Officer stationed at Long Marston in Warwickshire in the 1960s.
Marriage and children
Gardiner met the King of Jordan, Hussein, while working as a secretarial assistant on the film set of Lawrence of Arabia.
She later grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she studied at the Bourne School, which was funded by the British Families Education Service for the children of army personnel. In 1982, His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein attended Oxford University where he completed a one-year Special Studies course in Middle Eastern Affairs.
She notably wore the Tiara for the Wedding Ball of King Constantine of Greece and Princess Anne Marie of Denmark in 1964, as well as a State Visit to France in 1964, a State Visit from Tunisia in 1965, and a State Visit from Malaysia in 1965.