The Marriage of a Queen

14 July 2005-14 July 2008

Numerous people have asked me about my husband which I will admit he is a very nice man; but he is also my second cousin.

We first met when we where very young children at my grandmother’s, when him and his father would visit on occasion. Our marriage was actually arranged between his father and my mother when we where those mere children.

While over the years he was learning much about me, but because of my situation, I did not learn of the intended marriage until years later.

As a royal and would be the future Queen of Palestine at that time, a husband is always chosen in this manner from one particular family and it has been this way for thousands of years.

What is kind of sad because of my hardships which was linked to the war and my husband had somewhat similar circumstances, we would loose track of each other for an extended period of time and not meet again until 2005; when we where married in less then 24 hours.

Under normal circumstance’s we would of course been in the same country and married in our early twenties.

While this may seem like a great love story, where it is assured many books have been written, even to say my husband and I had loved each other from the time we where those mere children; this particular situation is completely true.

Furthermore, while I tried to find a picture to do justice to what my marriage is really like, I do not think this is possible.

Something I neglected to mention, is the Queen's wedding Anniversary has always been a holiday in Palestine, especially in peace time and I say this with a smile.

-HRM Deborah