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Queen Rania Defends Muslims at Sanremo Festival

Looking fabulous in a Giorgio Armani PrivĂ©, Jordan’s Queen Rania was one of the stars of the 60th annual Sanremo Festival Wednesday evening in Sanremo, Italy. She furthered proved her stardom by defending Muslims, saying they are not terrorists.

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“It is really a minority that runs a religious message distorted whereas that message does not represent the majority.” the Queen said while speaking on the Ariston stage. “People who commit atrocities are not true Muslims, who would never do that.”

Also while on the Ariston stage, host Antonella Clerici questioned Rania on her marriage to King Abdullah II and whether there were times when the King was jealous of his wife.

“We have a relationship of mutual trust between us. A little ‘jealousy can’ be useful but should never ruin the relationship. A small dose of jealousy can be there, but no more,” said the Queen.

Her Majesty and Clerici also talked about cooking, in which Queen Rania said her specialty is chocolate chip cookies.

Also making his first appearance at Sanremo was Prince Emmanuel Filiberto, the grandson of Italy’s last King. The Prince, who enjoys being in the spotlight, made his singing debut with the song “Italy My Love.”

Below is a video of his performance:

King Juan Carlos Lunches With President Obama

This afternoon, Spain’s King Juan Carlos had a brief meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House. The two men shared a lunch together and discussed bilateral ties between their countries. Obama is the eighth American President the King had met with.

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Upon meeting the President, Juan Carlos gave him a leather bound Spanish version of Obama’s autobiography, “Dreams from My Father.” It was produced in Madrid by craftsman Luis Minguez, and the cover includes the U.S. presidential seal.

The King and the President lunched in the dining room next door to the Oval Office. They ate a salad, grilled shrimp with tomato sauce and an apple pie. With the two men were U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. National Security Adviser, James Jones, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and the leader of the Royal Palace, Alberto Aza.

It is believed King Juan Carlos invited Obama to visit Spain, in return for the invitation the President gave to the monarch.

Queen Sofia did not accompany her husband to Washington. She did not even go with him to Lebanon recently. It is unknown why the Queen has been absent from these trips.