In 1952, King Hussein of Jordan succeeded to the throne after his father, King Talal, was deposed because of mental illness.
Such was the mechanism by which King Hussein of Jordan made his deathbed decision to pass the crown not to his brother Hassan, but to the present king, Abdullah.
Earlier this year, everybody on the Internet knew that USA Today had reported that somebody had asked Mariah Carey what she thought of the death of King Hussein of Jordan.
Britain placed it under the administration of the Emir Abdullah, grandfather of the present King Hussein of Jordan, as part of a bargain in which Abdullah pledged to suppress anti-Zionist activity directed at the Jewish settlements in the rump of Palestine lying west of the Jordan.
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Instead, he said he wanted Hussein to become king of a Jordan where "the people are happy, and they love the monarchy, just like you saw with the outpouring toward Queen Elizabeth in England".
She first entered the international spotlight 15 years ago after marrying Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, the then future king of Jordan.
Since the death of Jordan's King Hussein earlier this year, Mubarak has become Clinton's top consultant in the Arab world on the peace process.
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This week, as the Senate trial entered its final phase, Mr Clinton travelled to Jordan for the funeral of King Hussein.
Mubarak and Jordan's King Hussein, both of whom are called on to help smooth the diplomatic process, are to come later this month.
The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr George Carey, who met King Hussein on a visit to Jordan in January 1992, expressed "deep personal sorrow".
For the first time since King Hussein revoked their citizenship rights, today there appears to be a willingness among members of Jordan's ruling class to engage in discussion toward reinstating them.
But King Abdullah's vigorous start won attention for Jordan's economic straits, allaying fears that, bereft of King Hussein, the country would lapse into obscurity.
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