When one of the world’s richest men hosts a wedding for his son, you’d expect nothing short of spectacle. And the Sultan of Brunei certainly didn’t disappoint.
Held at Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah’s 1,788-room Istana Nurul Iman palace, the opulent ceremony for the marriage of Prince ’Abdul Malik, the monarch’s youngest son, and Raabi’atul ’Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah was bathed in gold, dripping in jewels and watched by friends, family, nobility and foreign dignitaries
Both the 22-year-old bride, a former systems data analyst, and her groom, 31, sat on gilded thrones and sported gold-encrusted traditional Malay dress.
The new Princess Raabi’atul ’Adawiyyah’s sumptuous brocade gown was created by Malaysian designer Bernard Chandran, whose outfits have been worn by the likes of Rihanna and Lady Gaga.
Rather than flowers, she carried a…