The heir to the Jordanian throne, Crown Prince Hamzah, has married his fiancée, Princess Noor Bint Asem Ben Nayef, in a small family ceremony at Al Baraka palace.
The crown prince's half-brother King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania were on hand for the landmark occasion, as was the 23-year-old royal's mother – who shares the same first name as the bride – Queen Noor.
Twenty-year-old Princess Noor, who was born in Amman, studied at King's College in Spain before continuing her education in the US. Crown Prince Hamzah – the son of Queen Noor and the late King Hussein – graduated from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and is a Jordan Armed Forces Captain.
The royal newlyweds will hold an official wedding ceremony in the future.
Hamzah became heir to the throne in 1999, when newly-crowned King Abdullah officially named the then 18-year-old as his successor, days after their father's death.
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