'Spending my birthday in the best way imaginable': Queen Rania of Jordan shows off her ageless looks as she poses with her four granddaughters to celebrate turning 56

Queen Rania of Jordan has marked her 56th birthday in a striking new portrait released by the Royal Hashemite Court - just weeks after welcoming her twin granddaughters.The Jordanian Queen looked effortlessly chic as she posed in a pair of blue jeans and white top, which she paired with stylish earrings and a fitness watch on her wrist.In keeping with the casual look, Rania styled her hair in an updo while keeping her makeup suitably subtle.Rania wed King Abdullah II of Jordan, 64, on June 10, 1993, and the couple share four children: heir to the throne Crown Prince Hussein, 32, Princess Iman, 29, Princess Salma, 25 and Prince Hashem, 21.Earlier this month, Rania's daughter, Princess Iman, welcomed twin daughters with her New York-based financer husband - one of whom was lovingly named after Queen Rania.Alongside her new birthday portrait, Queen Rania also took to Instagram to share a sweet snap of her surrounded by her four granddaughters: Princesses Amina, Iman, Talia and Rania.To accompany the heartwarming picture, the Jordanian royal wrote: 'Spending my birthday in the best way imaginable. Love you, my favourite little girls'.The latest arrivals to the Jordanian royal family comes after Princess Iman and her husband, Jameel Alexander Thermiótis, kept their pregnancy private for most of the year, with Queen Rania first sharing a photo of Iman with her baby bump in July. Queen Rania of Jordan has marked her 56th birthday in a new portrait released by the Royal Hashemite Court - just weeks after welcoming twin granddaughtersEarlier this month, Rania's daughter, Princess Iman, welcomed twin daughters with her New York-based financer husband. 'Healthy, happy, and finally here. We've been waiting so long to meet you, Talia and Rania,' King Abdullah II and his wife wrote in an Instagram post 'A new joy on the way,' she wrote. 'The grandchildren club is growing, and we couldn't be happier for Iman, Jameel and soon-to-be big sister Amina!'Rania, which pays homage to the Queen, in Arabic means 'radiant', while Talia is 'morning dew' or 'gentle dew from heaven'.It is the King and Queen's third and fourth grandchild in just over two years.Announcing the news, the royal court said: 'The Royal Hashemite Court is pleased to announce that Her Royal Highness Princess Iman bint Abdullah II and Mr. Jameel Alexander Thermiotis were blessed, on 14 August 2026, with twin baby girls.It extended its 'sincere congratulations and best wishes to Princess Iman and Mr. Jameel, as well as to Their Majesties King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein and Queen Rania Al Abdullah on this happy occasion'.Princess Iman is the eldest daughter of Queen Rania and King Abdullah of Jordan. Her husband Jameel was born in Caracas, Venezuela to a Greek family. He currently works as a Managing Partner for a Venture Capital fund in the US, where the two reportedly first met.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.She was born on August 31, 1970, to Palestinian parents - her doctor father Faisal Sedki Al-Yassin and mother Ilham Yassin.The two royals looked the picture of happiness as they held their newest grandchildren in sweet family photographs accompanying the caption Queen Rania was born on August 31, 1970, to Palestinian parents - her doctor father Faisal Sedki Al-Yassin and mother Ilham Yassin. Pictured: her birthday portrait from August 2025 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.Their glamorous wedding 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.