The first royal wedding in 2024 has been announced and it will be in Brunei again! It looks like January is the traditional month when Brunei royals will have to wed.
This small oil-rich country in Southeast Asia was also the location of the first royal wedding in 2022 and 2023 when the Sultan's daughters, Princess Fadzilah and Princess Azemah wed.
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| Prince Mateen of Brunei |
Early this month, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan and Prime Minister of Brunei, and the current longest-reigning Crown Head in the world, announced the official engagement of his son, Prince Abdul Mateen ibni Hassanal Bolkiah, to Anisha Rosnah.
Prince Mateen is one of the most eligible bachelors in the world. is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. He is the fourth son and 10th child of the sultan and his former wife Puan Hajah Mariam binti Haji Abdul Aziz.
Anisha Rosnah is the granddaughter of the sultan's special adviser. Pehin Dato Isa. She has been dating Prince Abdul Mateen for years. She attended the wedding of Prince Mateen's sisters, Princess Fadzilah in January 2022, and
Princess Azemah in January 2023.
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| Prince Mateen and Anisha at the royal wedding of his sister, Princess Fadzilah in January 2022 |
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| Prince Mateen and Anisha at the royal wedding of his sister, Princess Azemah, and their cousin Prince Bahar in January 2023 |
Prince Mateen and Anisha's wedding will be held from January 7 to January 16, 2024” the official announcement stated. Just like his siblings, Prince Mateen's wedding will be a 10-day affair.
Royal events such as royal weddings are the grandest form of entertainment in Brunei its citizens often look forward. The only time they find enjoyment as most forms of entertainment that people in the West enjoy are banned in the country.
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| Prince Mateen and his father, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, attend ASEAN Summit in Cambodia. Photo credit: Prince Mateen instagram |
Prince Mateen is the sultan's most popular child, even more popular than the country's crown prince overseas. Prince Mateen is his father's regular companion on official royal engagements such as business summits - ASEAN, and royal events overseas.
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| Prince Mateen meets King Charles III on the eve of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. Photo credit: Prince Mateen instagram |
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| Prince Mateen and Sultan Bolkiah attend King Charles III's coronation in London |
Just like his siblings' weddings, Prince Mateen's wedding is expected to be a lavish royal event. The 10-day celebration will include numerous traditional ceremonies such as the Royal Powdering Ceremony, an Islamic ceremony at the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, and a royal parade around the nation's capital, Bandar Seri Begawan
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| Sultan Bolkiah and Prince Mateen attend the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan |
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| Prince Mateen and his father at Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan's wedding |
Prince Mateen obtained a degree in international politics from King’s College London and is currently a helicopter pilot in the Royal Brunei Air Force and holds the rank of major. A skilled polo player, he represented Brunei in the 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games and other international polo tournaments,
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