3 ▁years ▁old , ▁her ▁mother ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁crash . ▁Her ▁father ▁died ▁from ▁comp lications ▁related ▁to ▁non - H od g kin ’ s ▁l ym ph oma ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁leaving ▁the ▁crown ▁to ▁her ▁half - bro ther , ▁King ▁Abd ul lah ▁II . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁she ▁attended ▁Bad m inton ▁School ▁near ▁Br istol , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Bry an ston ▁School ▁in ▁Dor set . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁en rolled ▁at ▁St ▁H ilda ' s ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁from ▁which ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁B A ▁hon ours ▁degree ▁in ▁philosophy , ▁politics , ▁and ▁econom ics ▁( P PE ). ▁ ▁Sports ▁career ▁Princess ▁H aya ▁began ▁horse ▁r iding ▁intern ation ally ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁she ▁took ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁individual ▁J ump ing ▁at ▁the ▁sevent h ▁Pan ▁Arab ▁Games ▁in ▁Dam asc us , ▁Sy ria , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁was ▁named ▁Jordan ’ s ▁ath lete ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁Princess ▁H aya ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁represent ▁her ▁native ▁Jordan ▁in ▁international ▁e quest rian ▁sport ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁Pan - A rab ▁E quest rian ▁Games .