Jordan's Queen Rania and King Abdullah II share first photos of twin granddaughters Talia and Rania

Jordan's Royal Hashemite Court announced on August 14, 2026, that Princess Iman bint Abdullah II and Jameel Alexander Thermiotis had twin daughters, named Talia and Rania. Queen Rania, 55, shared the first photographs of the newborns on Instagram on Monday, August 17.

The Royal Hashemite Court's official statement read: 'Her Royal Highness Princess Iman bint Abdullah II and Mr. Jameel Alexander Thermiotis were blessed, on 14 August 2026, with twin baby girls.' The court extended congratulations to Princess Iman, Thermiotis, and to King Abdullah II and Queen Rania on the occasion.

Queen Rania wrote on Instagram: 'Healthy, happy, and finally here. We've been waiting so long to meet you, Talia and Rania. Congratulations Iman, Jameel, and sweet big sister Amina.' The photographs show King Abdullah, 64, and Queen Rania holding the newborns; one image shows Queen Rania holding both infants simultaneously.

The twins' names were announced by Princess Iman and Thermiotis in a statement on Friday. One of the daughters was named Rania, after her maternal grandmother. The Jordanian royal family has previously used names across generations: Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa named their first child, born in 2024, Iman — after Crown Prince Hussein's sister.

Princess Iman, 29, is the second child and eldest daughter of King Abdullah and Queen Rania. The couple's other children are Crown Prince Hussein, Princess Salma, and Prince Hashem. Iman married Thermiotis, described as a Greek-Venezuelan businessman, in March 2023. The couple's first child, daughter Amina, was born on February 16, 2025. Queen Rania had announced Iman's pregnancy in July, but the royal family had not publicly disclosed she was expecting twins.

Under Jordan's Constitution, the twin girls will not enter the line of succession. Article 28 specifies that the throne passes from the king to his eldest son and then through the male line. The king may, under certain circumstances, select one of his brothers as heir apparent.

Princess Eugenie, niece of King Charles, and her husband Jack Brooksbank welcomed a third child, a baby girl, on August 3. The couple had not publicly revealed the child's name as of the source's publication. She joins their two sons, August Philip Hawke, 5, and Ernest George Ronnie, 3. Unlike Princess Iman's daughters, Princess Eugenie's daughter reportedly holds the 15th position in the British line of succession.

• The source does not state the birth weight or health status of the twins beyond Queen Rania's characterization of them as 'healthy.'
• The source does not state the location where the twins were born.
• The source does not include any statement from Princess Iman or Jameel Thermiotis directly.
• The source does not identify the 'certain circumstances' under which the king may select a brother as heir apparent under Article 28.
• The source does not cite an independent authority for Princess Eugenie's daughter's reported position of 15th in the British line of succession.
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