The Sultan of Brunei’s daughter tied the knot in a lavish week-long occasion that culminated yesterday in an opulent ceremony on the royal palace.
Princess Fadzillah Lubabul, 36, the daughter of billionaire Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, 75, one of many world’s richest males, and his second spouse Mariam Abdul Aziz, a former flight attendant, married Awang Abdullah Nabil Mahmoud Al-Hashimi in suitably spectacular style.
Kingston College graduate Princess Fadzillah, the ninth of the sultan’s 12 kids, is captain of the Brunei nationwide netball workforce and healthcare campaigner who stays largely out of the highlight.
The identical is true of her mysterious new husband, who’s described by one native tabloid as a ‘good-looking foreigner’, however has in any other case remained a personal determine.
Princess Fadzillah Lubabul, 36, the daughter of billionaire Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, 75, one of many world’s richest males, and his second spouse Mariam Abdul Aziz, a former flight attendant, married Awang Abdullah Nabil Mahmoud Al-Hashimi in suitably spectacular style
The bride and groom, pictured centre of their wedding ceremony finery, have been joined by the Sultan (second from left) and his first spouse, Queen Saleha (in blue) at their wedding ceremony yesterday
The bride and groom appeared beautiful in matching white and silver brocade ensembles, embellished with diamonds. Pictured, with the bride’s brother Prince Mateen
Their engagement was introduced in an announcement from the palace on December 31.
The marriage festivities kicked off on January 16 with a ceremony through which the sultan formally gave his blessing to the couple. The non secular portion of the wedding occurred final Thursday.
The ceremony, held on the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, noticed the groom pronounce his vows in entrance of an all-male group of attendees, together with the Sultan, who acted as his daughter’s consultant on the wedding ceremony. The ceremony was marked with a 17-gun salute.
Yesterday the celebrations continued with the Istiadat Bersanding Pengantin Diraja ceremony in a grand gold-plated corridor on the royal palace.
The bride was supported on the ceremony by her dad and mom and her brother Prince Mateen, 30, a soldier and social media star with greater than 2million Instagram followers.
In addition they have a sister, Azemah Ni’matul Bolkiah, 37, and brother Prince Azim, who died in 2020 aged 38.
Princess Fadzillah studied at Kingston College, graduating in 2008 with a level in worldwide research. In 2015, the princess earned her grasp’s diploma in enterprise administration from the Hult Worldwide Enterprise Faculty.
The marriage festivities kicked off on January 16 with a ceremony through which the sultan formally gave his blessing to the couple. It was adopted by the Powder Celebration, above
The non secular portion of the wedding occurred final Thursday. The ceremony, held on the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, noticed the groom (above) pronounce his vows in entrance of all-male attendees, together with the Sultan, who acted as his daughter’s consultant on the wedding ceremony
She has made a reputation for herself as captain of the nationwide netball workforce, main Brunei in worldwide competitions. She has additionally campaigned for better healthcare and takes half in charity polo matches.
The bride and groom appeared beautiful in matching white and silver brocade ensembles, embellished with diamonds.
The bride lined her hair in a chunk of delicate white lace, topped with a glittering tiara.
Prince Mateen celebrated his sister’s wedding ceremony on Instagram, writing: ‘Congratulations to the newlyweds. I’m so completely happy for the each of you. Massive like to my lovely sister.’
The sultan of Brunei, who has an estimated internet price of $20billion, can be the nation’s Prime Minister, giving him full management of how the nation is gained.
He ascended the throne in 1967 on the abdication of his father, Sultan Sir Haji Omar Ali Saifuddin, and married his first spouse, Queen Saleha, that very same yr.
The couple, who share six kids, together with Al-Muhtadee Billah, stay married, though the sultan has married and divorced two different girls within the intervening years.
Newlywed Princess Fadzillah is the product of his marriage to his second spouse, Mariam Abdul Aziz, a former flight attendant of Bruneian, Japanese and Scottish respectable.
Yesterday the celebrations continued with the Istiadat Bersanding Pengantin Diraja ceremony in a grand gold-plated corridor on the royal palace. Pictured, the bride greeting the sultan
The bride, pictured greeting a member of the royal household, appeared lovely in white yesterday
The bride and groom greeting the Sultan and his first spouse. He has married and divorced two different girls, together with the mom of the bride, in the course of the course of their marriage
The couple have been married in 1982 and divorced in 2003. In 2020, they got here collectively to mourn the lack of their son, Prince Azim, who died within the capital of Bandar Seri Begawan after being hospitalised for an unknown sickness.
Often called a member of the worldwide jet-set, Azim was usually pictured rubbing shoulders with celebrities at lavish events in Europe and the US.
Fantastically rich, Azim’s internet price was estimated to be $5billion on the time of his loss of life, in line with Media, Leisure and Arts Worldwide.
Michael Jackson, Pamela Anderson and Joan Collins have been all photographed alongside the prince through the years, together with at his thirtieth birthday bash.
Different movie star friends included Mischa Barton and Scarlett Johansson.
The bride was supported on the ceremony by her dad and mom and her brother Prince Mateen, 30, a soldier and social media star with greater than 2million Instagram followers. Pictured, Prince Mateen in an Instagram snap
Their older brother Prince Azim, the 38-year-old son of the Sultan of Brunei (pictured with Mischa Barton, left, and Scarlett Johansson, proper) died in 2020 on the age of 38
Azim additionally fashioned a friendship with the late actuality TV star Jade Goody, who as soon as described him as a ‘sensible mate’, after he watched her on Celeb Massive Brother.
The pair have been pictured out partying collectively in 2007. ‘He wished to satisfy me, we met and acquired on like a home on hearth,’ Jade mentioned on the time.
Azim additionally hosted events attended by quite a lot of homosexual and transgender rights advocates, together with the likes of Caitlyn Jenner, Mariah Carey and skier Gus Kenworthy.
Azim’s open help for the LGBT group led to rumours that he was additionally homosexual, although he by no means brazenly mentioned his sexuality.
His stance drew specific consideration in 2019, when his father Hassanal Bolkiah introduced a brand new regulation that might have seen homosexual folks stoned to loss of life.
The rule outlawed homosexual intercourse, which needed to be independently witnessed so as to safe a conviction.
Bolkiah mentioned on the time that the regulation was a part of a drive for ‘stronger’ Islamic teachings in his tiny Australasian nation, positioned on the island of Borneo.
However following worldwide outcry, Bolkiah dominated {that a} moratorium on the loss of life penalty in Brunei needs to be prolonged to the brand new regulation.
It implies that, whereas the penalty for homosexual intercourse continues to be formally loss of life by stoning, the Sultan has agreed to not use it. Brunei has not hosted a public execution since 1957.