Queen Noor

Queen Noor of Jordan, photographed on the red carpet prior to the Womens World Awards Gala in Vienna, Austria, is the widow of the late King Hussein of Jordan and the stepmother of the current King Abdullah.

Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan appears on "Piers Morgan Tonight" on Jan. 7, 2011. Born Lisa Najeeb Halaby in Washington, Noor is the daughter of an aviations executve who served in the federal government under Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy.

Actress Meg Ryan, right, and Queen Noor of Jordan, left, pose during a photo call for "Countdown to Zero", at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 14, 2010.

Queen Noor of Jordan and actor Michael Douglas during the opening day of the Global Zero, a summit to put a halt to all nuclear weapons, at the Hotel Intercontinental in Paris.

Kymbat Berkalieva, left, from Kazakhstan, screams with joy as she meets Jordan's Queen Noor, right, during the Opening Ceremony of the United World College of Costa Rica in Santa Ana, Costa Rica, Tuesday, March 20, 2007.

From left, Bono, Queen Noor of Jordan and the CEO of Product Red Bobby Shriver attend The (Red) Auction to raise money for the treatment of HIV/AIDS in Africa at Sotheby's, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, in New York.

Queen Noor of Jordan, right, is interviewed by Paley Center president Pat Mitchell after a ceremony to celebrate the name change to The Paley Center for Media from the Museum of Television and Radio, Tuesday, June 5, 2007, in New York.

Jordan's Queen Noor and Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal attend the launch of the King Hussein Foundation Media and Humanity Program during the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival on May 5, 2007, in New York.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, center, is flanked by billionaire philanthropist George Soros and Jordan's Queen Noor, right, at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new school in an impoverished neighborhood of Monrovia, Liberia, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. Soros, accompanied by Noor, was touring the West African nation recovering from years of civil war and talking to village leaders about development, a Liberian presidential spokesman said.

Queen Noor of Jordan accepts the World Tolerance Award at the 3rd Annual Women's World Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on Oct. 14, 2006, in New York.

Queen Noor of Jordan speaks at the 2004 California Governor's Conference on the Women and Families in Long Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Dec 7, 2004.

Queen Noor of Jordan speaks after receiving an honorary doctorate of humane letters at Occidental College's commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 16, 2004, in Los Angeles.

Jordan's Queen Noor, right, stands with Queen Rania, King Abdullah's wife, in front of the late King Hussein's grave at the royal cemetry, in Amman, Thursday, March 18, 1999.

King Hussein, center, and his American-born wife, Queen Noor, sit amongst their 12 children in this picture provided by the Royal Palace in 1995. From top left to right sits Prince Hamza, Prince Faisal, Princess Alia, Prince Hashem. Second row, Princess Zein, Queen Noor,King Hussein, Princess Aisha, Prince Abdullah. Bottom row, Princess Abeir, Princess Raiyah, Princess Iman, Princess Haya and Prince Ali.

Queen Noor mourns in traditional clothing afte rthe death of her husband on Feb. 7, 1999.