Jordan's Queen Rania Attends Jeff Bezos' Wedding Party
Jordan's Queen Rania is among the various high-profile guests attending Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding.
The Jordanian royal was seen on Thursday, June 26, attending the wedding welcome party in a ball gown at the Madonna dell'Orto church.
She attended the event alongside her son, Crown Prince Al Hussein, and his wife, Rajwa Al Hussein. His sister Princess Iman bint Abdullah also accompanied them with her husband Jameel Alexander Thermiótis.
PEOPLE reported that an entire canal was blocked with a convoy of about 30 boats, dropping guests off at the venue, citing a source.
Celebrities attending the welcome party were Usher, Bill Gates, LeonaDiCaprioprio, Sydney Sweeney, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner, and Kendall Jenner.
Other guests attending the wedding are Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Diane von Fürstenberg, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom and Karlie Kloss.
The wedding is set to take place on Friday, Jun 27. Locals of Venice have staged protests against the wedding, putting up banners and posters, which forced Bezos to change the venue for one of the events, according to media reports.
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