King Abdullah of Jordan's Grandfather passes away

Published December 2nd, 2010 - 08:09 GMT

An undated handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows retired Colonel Walter Percy Gardiner, the British grandfather of Jordan's King Abdullah II. Gardiner died on December 1, 2010 at his Amman home, a family friend said

King’s grandfather passes away

The Royal Court on Wednesday issued a statement announcing the passing away of the maternal grandfather of His Majesty King Abdullah, Major General Walter Gardiner, in Amman at dawn yesterday.

He will be laid to rest in a special ceremony today, the statement said.

King Abdullah cut short his visit to Oman and returned home yesterday to attend the funeral, another Royal Court statement said.

Source: Al Ghad, Jordan

Etisalat Subscribers reaches 110 millions in and outside UAE

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