Queen Rania at the Conway Education Centre in Belfast on October 3.Photo:Press Association via AP Images
Press Association via AP Images
Queen Raniaof Jordan made a change to her social media as the Israel-Hamas war continues.
The Queen of Jordan, 53, updated the profile pictures of her verified Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to a black background amid the ongoing conflict. The pages previously featured a glamorous headshot.
Queen Rania is not the first royal to refresh her social media presence to meet a somber moment, as members of the British royal family includingKate MiddletonandPrince Williamtemporarily changed their pages following the death ofQueen Elizabethin September 2022 and for annual occasions likeRemembrance Day.
The change came as Rania spoke for the first time online following the terrorist group Hamas' deadly surpriseattack on Israeli civilianson Oct. 7. The royal posted a video of herself from a press conference in 2009 about violence in the region at the time onInstagramon Tuesday.
“Speaking in 2009 in the midst of a three-week war on Gaza. Fourteen years – and five wars – later, it is heartbreaking to see how little has changed. The world cannot remain silent. This has to stop,” Queen Rania captioned the clip.
Queen Rania’s Instagram.Queen Rania Al Abdullah/Instagram
Queen Rania Al Abdullah/Instagram
Jordan borders Israel, and Queen Rania’s husband, King Abdullah, has been vocal about the rapidly developing situation since it began. Abdullah, 61, has called for de-escalation of Gaza and the surrounding region, the Royal Hashemite Court said in an Oct. 8statementrecapping a call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al Sudani.
According tothe court, King Abdullah, who acts as the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces, used his Oct. 11 speech to parliament to reaffirm “Jordan’s unwavering position on the Palestinian cause.”
“There can be no security, no peace, and no stability without a just and comprehensive peace, to which the only way can be through the two-state solution,” he was quoted as saying.
In a press conference following a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Tuesday, King Abdullah said that neither Jordan nor Egypt would accept refugees.
The Royal Hashemite Court also revealed that King Abdullah was due to meet with U.S. PresidentJoe Biden, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi of Egypt and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas separately on Wednesday.
“Talks will focus on means of ending the ongoing war on Gaza and its dangerous repercussions on the region, in addition to guaranteeing the provision of relief aid to the Strip,” astatementsaid. A four-way summit with the American, Egyptian and Palestinian leaders was also planned to discuss the escalating situation in Gaza and ways to a peace process.
Bidenarrived in Israelon Wednesday and met with Israel Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu, declaring that he wanted the people of Israel and the world “to know where the United States stands” inIsrael’s war against Hamas.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 18,.Avi Ohayon/Israel Gpo via ZUMA Press Wire
Avi Ohayon/Israel Gpo via ZUMA Press Wire
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