King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan hosted Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their first and only State Visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on this day in 1984, 40 years ago, following the Jordanian State Visit to the United Kingdom in 1966.
The Queen (in her Williamson Pink Diamond Brooch) and Duke of Edinburgh were received by King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan at Marka Airport in Amman, with a Guard of Honour, ahead of a Reception held for the British Community at the Ambassador’s Residence.
Amid heavy security, Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Jordan today on a state visit.
The Queen, who had never before visited here, declared in a toast at a state banquet given by Jordan’s ruler, King Hussein, ”This visit to Jordan fulfills a lifelong ambition.”
She praised the King as having made Jordan a ”beacon of stability” in the Middle East.
King Hussein, in his toast, said: ”This day will be recorded in the history of Jordan. It crowns the friendly relations between our two peoples and will be treasured for a long time to come.” The Palestinian Problem
Both sovereigns mentioned the Palestinian problem, an overriding issue in a nation that is 60 percent Palestinian and lost the West Bank to Israel in 1967.
King Hussein appealed to the ”justice of the British people” for their help in resolving ”the injustice arising from errors of the past.”
Queen Elizabeth said: ”My Government will continue to support all constructive efforts to achieve a peaceful, just and lasting solution to this problem.”
Sharpshooters stood watch on rooftops, security police were stationed every few hundred yards and soldiers ringed the field and lined the runway for the Queen’s arrival just before noon at Marka military airfield on the northern outskirts of Amman.
A 21-gun salute echoed from this ancient city’s seven hills as the Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, were greeted by King Hussein and his American-born wife, Queen Noor.
There was a brief rainshower as Queen Elizabeth, dressed in a pink wool coat and white straw hat, strode down the ramp while martial music played.
King Hussein, dressed in the uniform of Commander in Chief of the Jordanian Army – complete with red-and- white checked headdress but without his usual pistol – introduced the Queen to members of the Jordanian royal family and Government officials.
The two rulers stood at attention while their national anthems were played, reviewed a military honor guard, then sped off in a motorcade to lunch at the royal palace.
The Queen’s limousine was guarded by 12 red jeeps with mounted machine guns and six of King Hussein’s elite palace guard. The limousine, which usually slows down so the Queen can wave to bystanders, appeared to speed up when it passed groups of people on the way to the palace.
Later, soldiers and the police sealed off a half-mile stretch of an Amman boulevard as the Queen visited Queen Zein, the Queen Mother of Jordan, and gave a reception for several hundred members of the British community at the residence of the British Ambassadar.
In the evening, King Hussein (wearing the Order of the Bath) and Queen Noor (in her Diamond Tiara and the Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali) hosted a State Banquet for the Queen (wearing the Vladimir Tiara and the Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali) and Duke of Edinburgh (in the Supreme Order of the Renaissance) at the Raghadan Palace in Amman.
Other engagements during the State Visit included visits to Petra and Aqaba, a picnic on the Dead Sea, a tour of the Royal Stables, and a visit to the King Hussein Medical Center..
On Tuesday the Queen is expected to place a wreath at the tomb of Jordan’s unknown soldier, visit the royal stables and tour the Hussein Medical Center.
The five-day visit is also expected to take the Queen and Prince Philip to the port city of Aqaba and the 2,000-year-old ruin of Petra.
At the end of the State Visit, the Queen (wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara and the Jordanian Turquoise Suite) and Duke of Edinburgh also hosted a Return Banquet in honour of the Jordanian King and Queen (wearing her Diamond Tiara) at the British Embassy in Amman.
Jordanian Turquoise Suite
Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Vladimir Tiara
Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara
Belgian Sapphire Tiara
Burmese Ruby Tiara
Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara
Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara
Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara
Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara
Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara
Plunket Tiara
Five Aquamarine Tiara
Imperial State Crown
George IV State Diadem
Necklaces
Coronation Necklace and Earrings
The Cambridge Emerald Parure
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Necklace
King George VI Sapphire Suite
Queen’s Three-Strand Pearl Necklace
King George VI Festoon Necklace
Queen’s South African Diamonds
Queen’s City of London Fringe Necklace
Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace
Greville Ruby Necklace
Queen’s Japanese Pearl Choker
Kent Amethyst Parure
Queen’s Emerald Tassel Suite
Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Choker
Greville Emerald Necklace
Jordanian Turquoise Suite
Queen’s Dubai Sapphire Suite
King Khalid Diamond Necklace
Pakistani Turquoise Necklace
The Queen’s Sapphires
Earrings
Greville Diamond Chandelier Earrings
Duchess of Gloucester’s Pendant Earrings
Queen Victoria’s Pearl Earrings
Queen’s Bahrain Pearl Earrings
Antique Diamond Earrings
Queen’s Pear-Drop Diamond Earrings
Queen’s Silver Jubilee Earrings
Brooches
The Cullinan Diamond
Queen Victoria’s Bow Brooches
Queen’s Williamson Pink Diamond Brooch
Duchess of Cambridge’s Pearl Pendant Brooch
Queen Mary’s Diamond Stomacher
Prince Albert’s Sapphire Brooch
Queen Victoria’s 11 Pearl Brooch
Queen Adelaide’s Diamond Brooch
Queen Mary’s Diamond Thistle Brooch
Queen Victoria’s Fringe Brooch
Queen Mary’s Russian Sapphire Cluster Brooch
Queen Victoria’s Wheat Ear Brooches
Queen Mary’s Celtic Knot Brooch
Teck Flower Brooch
Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Brooch
Maple Leaf Brooch
Queen Victoria’s Crown Ruby Brooch
Queen’s Welsh Guards Leek Brooch
Queen’s Brigade of Guards Brooch
Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch
Queen Victoria’s Diamond Bar Brooches
Bracelets
Queen’s Engagement Ring
Queen’s Wedding Gift Bracelet
Queen Victoria’s Diamond Bracelet
Queen Mother’s Cartier Bracelets
Regalia and Honours
Imperial State Crown
George IV State Diadem
The Coronation Regalia
Honours of Scotland
British Royal Orders
The Commonwealth Royal Orders
Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II
The British Royal Tiaras
In marking the first anniversary of Her late Majesty’s death and my Accession, we recall with great affection her long life, devoted service and all she meant to so many of us.
I am deeply grateful, too, for the love and support that has been shown to my wife and myself during… pic.twitter.com/NfM6LDWTA0
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 7, 2023
In marking the first anniversary of Her late Majesty’s death and my Accession, we recall with great affection her long life, devoted service and all she meant to so many of us.
I am deeply grateful, too, for the love and support that has been shown to my wife and myself during… pic.twitter.com/NfM6LDWTA0
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 7, 2023
