• Friday, 20 September 2024

First Royal Wedding in 2024, Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei is Tying The Knot!

First Royal Wedding in 2024, Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei is Tying The Knot!
Prince Mateen of Brunei is tying the knot with Anisha Isa Kalebic on Thursday (1/11). Photo: TMSKI/Instagram

SEAToday.com, Bandar Seri Begawan-Prince Abdul Mateen bin Hassanal Bolkiah is tying the knot with his fiancée Anisha Isa Kalebic, on Thursday (1/11) at The Sultan Omar Arief Saifuddien Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, and be fêted at a royal banquet on January 14, with a global guest list. The Sultan of Brunei’s son's wedding is the first royal wedding of 2024.

The wedding celebrations are set to last 10 days from 7-16 January. Starting from last Sunday (1/7), a pre-wedding ceremony known as the Khatam Quran, took place.

The bride and groom also hold the Berbedak Mandi ceremony on Wednesday (1/10). In this ceremony, the groom and bride-to-be are scrubbed by their family members and relatives using a traditional scrub powder that symbolizes fertility and wealth. This is a traditional Brunei ceremony that is usually held near the wedding day.

Prince Mateen and Anisha have reportedly been dating for a few years, and the Sultan announced their engagement in October 2023. The bride is the granddaughter of the Sultan's special advisor, Pehin Dato Isa, and the groom is a helicopter pilot and major in the Royal Brunei Air Force.

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