Princess Rajwa Attends Opening of Jordan's 20th Parliament

Jordan’s Saudi-born Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein attended the opening of the third ordinary session of the country’s 20th parliament in Amman this week, wearing a blue dress from British fashion label Temperley London.

She joined King Abdullah II, Queen Rania and her husband, Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah, at the official ceremony. During the event, King Abdullah II delivered the Speech from the Throne to members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

For the occasion, Princess Rajwa opted for Temperley London’s Madame Sheath dress, a long-sleeved midi design featuring a floral brocade pattern in different shades of blue.

The dress featured a high neckline with a keyhole detail, softly gathered shoulders and a flowing skirt ending at mid-calf. The elegant design offered a refined look for the formal parliamentary gathering.

Key Highlights:

• Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein wears a blue Temperley London dress for Jordan’s parliamentary opening ceremony
• Queen Rania attends the event in a custom purple velvet thobe by Jordanian designers Funtazza Designs
• Princess Rajwa continues to showcase international fashion labels and Arab designers at official royal engagements

She wore the dress with a gray Sac de Jour handbag from French fashion house Saint Laurent and gray suede pumps from Italian footwear brand Gianvito Rossi, and her long brown hair in soft waves.

Queen Rania, on the other hand, wore a deep purple velvet thobe by local designers Funtazza Designs. The custom piece was a contemporary version of the Al-Madraqa design, traditionally black in Karak region, but purple in the custom version.

British designer Alice Temperley founded Temperley London, famous for its embellished, romantic dresses and has had the British Princess of Wales among its clientele.

On official occasions, Princess Rajwa has worn international labels and Arab designers.

In May, she celebrated Jordan's 80th Independence Day in a sky blue gown by Jordanian fashion house Reema Dahbour, adorned with calligraphy from a Fairuz song about Jordan, on its cuffs.

She participated in the Al-Hussein Technical University's sixth graduation ceremony in August in the all-gray fashion in Japanese label Toga Archives' collection. She was at the graduation ceremony of Al-Hussein Technical University's sixth cohort in August wearing all gray in the collection of Toga Archives, a Japanese label.

The princess, who was born in Riyadh in 1994, was a student in architecture at Syracuse University, New York, and worked at a design studio in Riyadh prior to her marriage in Amman with Crown Prince Hussein in June 2023.

The couple had their first child, princess Iman, in August 2024. She is the first grandchild of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania.