I agree. For some people the age difference would've been no problem if the bride was 27 and the groom 40. I believe princess Diana and prince Charles had a similar age difference. The bride might be young but its not the end of the world, she'll continue her studies after marriage and looks happy enough to me. And like you said, at the end of the day, they're both getting married, thats no crime. I hope they'll be very happy.matesha said:Well..even in Western countries...girls marry and have children even when they are 16...Actually sometimes, they do not marry..but have boyfriends with whom they have babies at a verrrrrry young age..At least, the Brunei prince is marrying her in front of the world not something else...
This is what we call a royal wedding...WOWOWO for every thing...amazing...even the spoons, forks seem to be made of Gold although in Islam, modesty is required and eating in silver or gold made stuff is not acceptable in Islam as well...But i enjoyed the pics so muchmgrant said:When I saw the wedding pictures on Getty Images, my eyes were dazzled. The beautiful rich colors of the clothing, the jewelry, the palace, the gold Rolls Royce.......there was so much to see. The new princess is quite lovely. I do hope this is a love match I have some pictures from the royal banquet. I don't see any posted anywhere else but if I have duplicated any, I apologize.
There are two pictures of Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee and Princess Sarah 1) arriving at the royal banquet and 2) standing in front of their table September 10 at the Sultan's Palace. The other picture is of their place settings at their table and yes, they are made of gold
maybe. are you sure its not actual gold? Thats what I read in one of the captions. As for pious, I wouldn't be too sure, the male members of Brunei's royal family are notorious for their appetite for women. It is common knowledge that women from all over the world are shipped to the royal palaces and taken on extravagant shopping sprees. Im sure its not publicized in Brunei though. Anyway, I dont want to go off topic.Ephram said:I don't wish to arise any religious issue here but in my humble opinion, the plates, forks and spoons that we saw in the pictures were made of artificial gold not genuine gold that obviusly not accepltable in Islam. They look like gold but actually they're not. His Majesty the Sultan is a pious Muslim, he knows much better of all these things.
I was speaking from a religious point of view, in Islam it is the husband's responsibility if his wife wants to pursue further education. From what I've read, Princess Sarah is very likely to continue her education after her marriage, very much like the young crown prince and princess of Jordan. As for a career, Princess Sarah is only 17, I dont know if she wants to have one. But as the crown princess, she'll be expected to perform more official duties which wont leave her much time to have a career. Besides, I hardly thinks she needs to work for money.mgrant said:Humera, please educate me. You said that the Crown Prince will pay for Princess Sarah's education if she choses to go to college. Does this mean she will be allowed to have a career?
You're right that she wouldn't need the money I wasn't really thinking of from a money angle but more of something like using whatever field of study she went into.~*~Humera~*~ said:I was speaking from a religious point of view, in Islam it is the husband's responsibility if his wife wants to pursue further education. From what I've read, Princess Sarah is very likely to continue her education after her marriage, very much like the young crown prince and princess of Jordan. As for a career, Princess Sarah is only 17, I dont know if she wants to have one. But as the crown princess, she'll be expected to perform more official duties which wont leave her much time to have a career. Besides, I hardly thinks she needs to work for money.
yeah i see what you mean but i dont think she'll choose to have a career. Look at the new crown princesses of Spain and Denmark. Both of them left behind careers to marry their princes. The royal family of Brunei is so wealthy and I think it'll seem very odd if the crown princesses was to work. But ofcourse Princess Sarah can always choose to focus on the areas that interest her when its time for her to perform official duties as a princess. But since she's still studying, I dont think she'll be doing much of that either.mgrant said:You're right that she wouldn't need the money I wasn't really thinking of from a money angle but more of something like using whatever field of study she went into.
Someone correct me if im wrong, I believe he had two wives. He divorced one last year I believe. The Government of Brunei website only mentions his present wife, Queen Saleha and that he has ten kids, four sons and six daughters.charlottestreasures said:I have never posted before on any site, so I do hope this is appropriate. I was wondering if anyone would know How many wives the Sultan of Brunei had or has and his children as to who they belong to.
Thanks a million.
I could not find out who that lady is. I looked at the pictures of all the women who accompanied the Queen to the banquet but she wasn't prominent in them. Also, the brunei royal wedding website doesnt identify anyone either. Its really annoying because I dont speak the language and so I have no clue who anyone is unless ofcourse they're identified on Gettyimages.cutie said:thank you so much Humera.
do you think that prince is the son of the sultanah in lilac? do you know the name of this sultanah?