article_snippet.sent: Cindy Crawford' follows in the footsteps of a string of American royal wives, among them actress Rita Hayworth who was married to Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan.
article_snippet.sent: Prince Rahim's younger brother Hussein, 41, also married an American, although his marriage to New Yorker Kristin White, 38, ended shortly after his brother's wedding in 2013.
article_snippet.sent: The Jordanian royals have also made a habit of wedding Americans, most famously Lisa Najeeb Halaby who became known as Queen Noor following Lisa Najeeb Halaby marriage.
article_snippet.sent: Britons have also married into the Jordanian royal dynasty, most notably Antoinette Avril Gardiner, the mother of current ruler Abdullah, .
article_snippet.sent: Unlike the Jordanians, the Jordanian royal dynasty do not have a country and instead lead the Imami Ismā'īlī Tariqah, a Shi'a Muslim sect .
article_snippet.sent: A British business magnate and a racehorse enthusiast, Prince Rahim's father Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini is responsible for adding to the family fortune, which is thought to amount to more than $800m.
article_snippet.sent: Rita Hayworth also married into the Aga Khan dynasty while Queen Noor is a Jordanian royal .
article_snippet.sent: King Abdullah II of Jordan, pictured with Prince Charles, has a British mother .