{"id":333232,"date":"2026-08-30T16:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T16:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/333232\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T16:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T16:20:59","slug":"queen-rania-of-jordan-celebrates-her-56th-birthday-with-a-new-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/333232\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Rania of Jordan Celebrates Her 56th Birthday with a New Portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/clock-regular.4ddebeb.svg\" alt=\"Estimated read time\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>2 min read<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1qurz6r emevuu60\">It\u2019s been an eventful summer already for the royal family of Jordan, and this week they mark another milestone with the birthday of Queen Rania. The queen, who turns 56 on August 31, released a new photo portrait in honor of the big day, and while some might have anticipated a glammed up look, the stylish Rania instead opted for a laidback look that\u2019s perfect for late summer.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"A woman with long hair sits outdoors, smiling and resting her chin on her hand, wearing a white top and blue jeans.\" title=\"A woman with long hair sits outdoors, smiling and resting her chin on her hand, wearing a white top and blue jeans.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2531\" height=\"3375\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/16fe9f96-a86d-4870-aa80-46dcbe446232.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/>Courtesy of the Royal Hashemite Court<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s giving the \u201clate \u201890s senior photo of your yearbook dreams\u201d and we\u2019re obsessed.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The photo features Rania casually perched on the edge of a flowerbed along a brick-paved garden walkway wearing a classic pair of crisp, straight leg blue jeans and a white t-shirt with subtle lace details at the shoulder seam. The queen accessorized with a set of hoops featuring diamond starburst pendants for a touch of glamour and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a64173969\/queen-rania-oura-ring-apple-watch\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a64173969\/queen-rania-oura-ring-apple-watch\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"sporty Apple Watch\" data-node-id=\"2.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sporty Apple Watch<\/a>, while her center-parted hair was pulled back into an artfully undone updo.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The Jordanian queen\u2019s birthday is only the second big Rania birthday of the month for the family\u2014earlier this month, the queen\u2019s daughter Princess Iman and her husband Jameel Alexander Thermiotis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a73438941\/princess-iman-jordan-twin-girls-baby-news-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a73438941\/princess-iman-jordan-twin-girls-baby-news-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"welcomed twin baby girls\" data-node-id=\"3.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">welcomed twin baby girls<\/a>, named Talia and, of course, Rania, after her grandmother.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The queen shared the news on her Instagram along with a set of sweet photos of the family, including herself and her husband, King Abdullah II, holding the babies, along with the caption \u201cHealthy, happy, and finally here. We\u2019ve been waiting so long to meet you, Talia and Rania\u2665\ufe0f\u2665\ufe0f  Congratulations Iman, Jameel, and sweet big sister Amina\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The new additions make Queen Rania a grandmother of four, following the birth of Iman\u2019s first child, Princess Amina, in February 2025, and Rania\u2019s son <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a61791548\/prince-hussein-princess-rajwa-new-royal-baby-iman\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a61791548\/prince-hussein-princess-rajwa-new-royal-baby-iman\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Crown Prince Hussein and his wife Princess Rajwa\u2019s daughter, Princess Iman\" data-node-id=\"7.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Crown Prince Hussein and his wife Princess Rajwa\u2019s daughter, Princess Iman<\/a>, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bcf4ede8-fe3d-4d01-960b-39d06ef3fe67_1490202839.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Lauren Hubbard\" title=\"Headshot of Lauren Hubbard\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lauren Hubbard is a freelance writer and Town &amp; Country contributor who covers beauty, shopping, entertainment, travel, home decor, wine, and cocktails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 min read It\u2019s been an eventful summer already for the royal family of Jordan, and this week&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[50892,567,125321,569,83931,568,9,24,63,122,124,123,58803,125320,108292,50891],"class_list":["post-333232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-collection-royal-family-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-ca82d9d2-d326-438b-8fc9-a2c2fe344602","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-read_time-2","tag-shorttitle-queen-ranias-new-birthday-portrait","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-heritage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}