The Hashemite Royal Court confirmed the joyful news, without revealing the names of the newborn girls. However, Queen Rania, now a grandmother of four, shared the information herself—in a greeting card posted on her social media account, the names were revealed: Talia and Rania.
Praise be to God, who has bestowed upon us the greatest of blessings. The Merciful One has honored us with the most beautiful of His gifts: the arrival of our two beloved twin girls. We ask God to bless them, protect them and fill their lives with light, blessings and happiness.
The choice of the name Rania is a tribute to the Queen and their maternal grandmother. This name comes from the Arabic verb “rana” – “to look closely and tenderly”, “to gaze with admiration”, “to be enchanted”. It symbolizes attention, love and deep affection.
The name Talia, in turn, is not associated with any member of the royal family. It has ancient Hebrew roots and means “God’s dew” or “the freshness of divine dew” – an image full of tenderness and renewal.
With the birth of Talia and Rania, Princess Iman and Jamil Alexander Thermiotis officially become a big family. The twin girls became younger sisters to the couple’s eldest daughter, Amina, who was born in February 2025, almost two years after their wedding.
Princess Iman’s latest pregnancy was announced in early July. Rania announced:
New joy is on the way… Congratulations to Iman, Jamil, and my dear Amina, who will soon be a big sister! May God grant them a safe birth and bless their future. The grandchild club is growing, and we couldn’t be happier for Iman, Jamil, and future big sister Amina! — the Queen wrote along with a beautiful photograph of her daughter in late pregnancy.
In addition to Amina and her twin sisters, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania have an eldest granddaughter, Princess Iman. She was born on August 3, 2024, and is the daughter of Crown Prince Hussein and his wife, Princess Rajwa.
Despite their origins, none of the four granddaughters of the Jordanian royal family will be able to claim the throne. Succession in Jordan follows the tradition of the male line, enshrined in the charter of the Hashemite dynasty. This isn’t a general civil law prohibiting women from ruling, but rather an internal regulation of the royal family that has been in effect for decades. According to it, after Crown Prince Hussein, the next in line to succeed him are his younger brother, Prince Hashem, the king’s second son, or his uncle, Prince Faisal, Abdullah II’s older brother.
