The Independent - London, January 26th, 1999
KING HUSSEIN of Jordan has dismissed his brother as heir-apparent to the Hashemite throne, installing his eldest son, the 36-year-old half- English Prince Abdallah ibn Hussein, as crown prince. The move drew a mixed reaction from Jordanians, confused by the speed of the decision days after King Hussein returned from six months of cancer treatment in the US. "I'm shocked. I can't believe that he has got rid of Crown Prince Hassan so brutally," one royal-watcher said. "The prince has been waiting in the wings for the last 35 years." Prince Hassan's reaction is unknown, but palace sources are d...
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