A hundred years later, the emir’s great-grandson, King Abdullah II, celebrated the centennial of a country few believed then would still exist. Some 18 of his alleged co-conspirators were arrested, the attempted treason was “smothered” and Prince Hamzah has firmly returned to the royal fold, Abdullah said. But few believe the royal rift to be healed — or the king and the government’s explanation of what happened. Jordan’s Prince Hamzah and his mother, Queen Noor, at his wedding ceremony in Amman in 2004. Advertisement“We stand with Prince Hamzah because he spoke of the nation’s pains and concerns,” tweeted Mohammad Majali, a Jordanian activist.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 18, 2021 09:00 UTC