Background
Toni Gardiner was born in Chelmondiston, East Suffolk, the daughter of Doris Elizabeth (Sutton) and Walter Percy Gardiner.
Toni Gardiner was born in Chelmondiston, East Suffolk, the daughter of Doris Elizabeth (Sutton) and Walter Percy Gardiner.
She attended Bourne School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which was administered by the British Families Education Service for the children of British Service personnel stationed overseas.
Until their divorce on 21 December 1972, she was the second wife of Hussein, the late king of Jordan. The school closed when British Forces withdrew from Malaya. Gardiner's father was a high-ranking British Army Officer stationed at Long Marston in Warwickshire in the 1960s.
She is involved in the development of nursing in Jordan, founding the Princess Muna Scholarship Fund for Nursing. In 1962, Princess Muna founded the Princess Muna College of Nursing, now the Princess Muna College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions. 25 April 1941 - 25 May 1961: Miss Antoinette Avril Gardiner Honours Positions and titles.
25 April 1941 - 25 May 1961: Miss Antoinette Avril Gardiner 25 May 1961 - 21 December 1972: Her Royal Highness Princess Muna, The Princess Consort of Jordan 21 December 1972 - 7 February 1999: Her Royal Highness Princess Muna al-Hussein of Jordan 7 February 1999 - present: Her Royal Highness Princess Muna al-Hussein, The Princess Mother of Jordan Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali (Kingdom of Jordan). Dame Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (Kingdom of Jordan, 25 May 1961). Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (Empire of Iran, 14 October 1971). Honour Chief of Nursing College in Mutah University, Al Karak, Jordan. Honorary President of the Jordan Photographic Society. Romania: Honorary Degree of the Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Romania: Honorary Degree of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu Mureș.
