Queen Rania of Jordan has shared a stunning portrait to mark her 55th birthday on Sunday, August 31.  

The glamorous royal appeared radiant in the photo, which had a more relaxed vibe compared to some of the more traditional portraits she has previously shared.

In the new image, the mother-of-four looks chic in a turquoise maxi-dress with a high neckline and billowing sleeves.

Her pose is casual – almost candid in style – as she looks over her shoulder at the camera.

Meanwhile, the location is outdoors, near a building with arches, potted plants, and mosaic tiling.

The royal opted for a simple make-up look, with a fresh base, pink blush, and light berry lip.

She wore her long chestnut tresses, with blonde highlights, loose, and they fell past her shoulders in soft waves. 

Queen Rania kept her accessories simple, opting for a pair of classic silver hoop earrings to complete the understated but chic look. 

Queen Rania celebrates her 55th birthday on Sunday – and she released this portrait to mark the occasion

The official Royal Hashemite Court shared a striking image of Rania with her husband King Abdullah, 63

On Sunday, members of the Jordanian Royal Family, including Crown Prince Hussein, shared tributes to Rania on Instagram. 

The future king, 31, posted a beautiful photograph of Rania flanked by Hussein and his wife, Princess Rajwa Al Hussein, also 31.

Rania and 63-year-old husband King Abdullah II’s eldest son married Rajwa in a lavish ceremony on June 1, 2023. 

The image, captioned ‘Happy Birthday to my loving mother. God Bless you’, shows the three royals in casual attire with smiles across their faces.

In this image, which garnered 125,000 likes, Rania looked stylish as ever in a dark grey dress featuring ruching at the waist, while her daughter-in-law exuded elegance in a white blouse paired with tailored khaki pants.

The official Royal Hashemite Court also shared a striking image of Rania and her husband along with a touching birthday message.

In another depiction, Rania wore a formal and intricate dress in hues of silver, red, and cream, affectionately holding onto Abdullah’s suit-clad arm.

The post is captioned: ‘Wishing Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah many happy returns on the occasion of her birthday’.

Crown Prince Hussein, Rania’s eldest son (left), also honored his mother on her 55th birthday. The image featured Rania alongside Hussein and her daughter-in-law, Princess Rajwa Al Hussein (right).

Together, the two birthday tributes have received thousands of comments from well-wishers eager to share their support for Rania.

Celebrating this significant birthday, despite Queen Rania’s undeniable glamour, opulent lifestyle, and millions of social media followers, her early life began modestly in Kuwait.

She was born on August 31, 1970, to Palestinian parents – her doctor father Faisal Sedki Al-Yassin and mother Ilham Yassin.

That same year, Rania relocated to Amman, Jordan, with her family after they, like many Palestinians, fled Kuwait following the Gulf War.

Her family eventually settled in a comfortable home in Tulkarm in the West Bank, close to the border with Israel.

Queen Rania was educated first at the New English School in Kuwait City and then at the American University in Cairo, where she graduated with a business degree in 1991.

In her early professional career, Rania worked with Citibank, before later taking on a marketing position with Apple.

She met her husband at a dinner party in 1993 and the couple were engaged just two months later. They married five months after that first meeting.

As she hits the milestone birthday, while Queen Rania is undeniably glamorous, with a luxurious lifestyle and millions of social media followers, she started life with much more humble beginnings in Kuwait

Their lavish ceremony took place at the Zahran Palace in Amman, and the day was declared a national holiday.

While tradition dictates that a royal bride should wear jewels from her own family at her wedding, Rania’s family did not have an impressive range of jewels at their disposal.

As such, she wore an embellished headband attached to her wedding veil, which was styled around her intricate up-do, instead of a royal tiara. 

In tying the knot with Abdullah, Rania did not know she would become the Queen of Jordan.

In fact, her husband’s uncle, Prince Hassan, had been next in line to the throne for decades.

But when on his deathbed in 1999, King Hussein removed Hassan from the line of succession and replaced him with his own son.

Rania and Abdullah have four children: Crown Prince Hussein, Princess Iman,  Princess Salma and Hashem.