2024-01-12 14:56:00
Prince Martin of Brunei and his fiancee. /Prince Martin’s Instagram
An extravagant royal wedding will be held in Brunei, an oil-producing country in Southeast Asia. The main characters are Prince Abdul Mateen, the fourth son of the King of Brunei, and Anisha Rosna Isa Kalevik, a commoner. The wedding is scheduled to take place over 10 days.
According to local media such as Borneo Bulletin on the 11th (local time), the wedding ceremony of Prince Martin, the fourth son of Brunei’s King Hassanal Bolkiah (77), and his fiancée Anisha Rosna Isa Kalevik will be held at the Brunei Royal Palace until the 16th. Is expected. The wedding ceremony already began on the 7th, and on the 11th, an event to exchange marriage vows was held at the royal temple in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei’s capital.
The most important day of this wedding is expected to be the 14th. This is because a wedding parade and reception will be held at the royal palace on this day. In particular, the Istana Nurul Iman Palace, where the reception will be held, has 1,788 rooms and is considered the largest palace in the world. Local media reported that top figures and celebrities from around the world, including Britain’s Prince William and Crown Princess Kate Middleton, as well as Indonesian President Joko Widodo, are expected to attend this event.
Prince Martin and his fiancee holding their wedding ceremony on the 10th. /Instagram/Prince Martin Instagram
Prince Martin, born in 1991, is sixth in line to the throne. Accordingly, although he has little chance of actually ascending to the throne, he enjoys great popularity due to his good looks and career as a polo player. He has over 2.5 million followers on Instagram alone. Prince Martin graduated from King’s College London and the Royal Military Academy and played polo, and played for the Brunei national team at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He currently serves as a helicopter pilot as a major in the Brunei Air Force.
Prince Martin has already been spotted on several official occasions with his father. In May of last year, he participated in the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London, England, and in June of the same year, he attended the wedding of Prince Hussein of Jordan. On the 16th of last year, he attended a special summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of Japan-ASEAN friendship held in Tokyo, Japan, and then posted a photo taken with Prime Minister Kishida and his wife on Instagram.
Prince Martin’s marriage partner Anisha is the granddaughter of King Bolkiah’s special adviser, and is known to run a fashion brand and a tourism business. The two are known to have been dating for several years, and announced their engagement in October last year.
Prince Martin’s fiancée Anisha Rosna Isa Kalevik. /Prince Martin’s Instagram
Meanwhile, Brunei is a country located on the northwestern coast of Borneo Island, in the central part of the Malay Islands. It had been a British protectorate since 1888, but became independent in January 1984 and has adopted an Islamic absolute hereditary monarchy. Although it is a small country with a population of only 450,000, it produces natural gas and crude oil, and its per capita gross domestic product (GDP) is $36,000 (approximately 47 million won), the second highest in Southeast Asia following Singapore.
Prince Martin’s father and king, Sultan Bolkiah, is worth $30 billion (regarding 39.39 trillion won) as of 2022, making him the richest royal family in the world. It is said that he owns over 7,000 luxury cars from around the world, with a total value of $5 billion (approximately 6.56 trillion won). As far as is known, there are regarding 600 Rolls-Royces, 450 Ferraris, and 380 Bentleys. Accordingly, foreign media reported that interest is focused on what kind of vehicle the Sultan of Bolkiah will purchase to commemorate Prince Martin’s wedding.
Hassanal Bolkiah, the 31st Sultan (King) of Brunei, and part of his luxury car collection. /Brunei Royal Family Instagram
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