Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan (born Amman, Jordan, on 11 May 1951) is the only daughter of the late King Talal and Queen Zein al-Sharaf Talal, sister of the late King Hussein of Jordan and paternal aunt to the current King, King Abdullah II. Princess Basma is considered the Princess Royal of Jordan.
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