Princess Basma bint Talal
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Princess Basma bint Talal is the only daughter of King Talal and Queen Zein of Jordan, sister of Hussein of Jordan and paternal aunt to the current king, King Abdullah II.
Princess Basma, as an infant, among her siblings, c. 1952-53: (L to R) Prince Hassan, Hussein of Jordan, Princess Basma, and Prince Muhammad.
Talal of Jordan
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Talal bin Abdullah was King of Jordan from the assassination of his father, King Abdullah I, on 20 July 1951 until his forced abdication on 11 August 1952. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Talal was a 39th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad.
Talal in 1951
During the 1951 opening of the Jordanian Parliament. Also present are Prince Hussein (1st from left) and Prime Minister Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (3rd from left).
King Talal (right) and King Saud (left). Both would be later forcibly abdicated.
King Talal (2nd from left) with his father King Abdullah I (2nd from right) in 1946