{"id":107823,"date":"2015-04-13T11:18:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T11:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=107823"},"modified":"2015-04-13T11:18:07","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T11:18:07","slug":"sultans-of-bling-gem-encrusted-wedding-for-brunei-prince","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=107823","title":{"rendered":"Sultans of bling: Gem-encrusted wedding for Brunei prince"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"firstPar\">\n<p>Brunei&#8217;s Prince Abdul Malik, 31, exchanged vows with Dayangku Raabi\u2019atul &#8216;Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah, 22, in a lavish celebration in which both bride and groom wear gold outfits adorned with diamonds and other precious stones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"secondPar\">\n<p>The bride carried a bouquet made of gems rather than flowers, wore shoes by Christian Louboutin, the French designer, and had a diamond necklace with a central pendant of three grape-sized emeralds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thirdPar\">\n<p>The Sultan, an oil and gas potentate who is one of the world\u2019s richest men, has five sons and seven daughters from three marriages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fourthPar\">\n<p>Guests at the ceremony were treated afterwards to a banquet in a palace hall that can accommodate 5,000 guests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fifthPar\">\n<p><sup><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/03265\/brunei-wedding-sho_3265021b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"387\" name=\"brunei-wedding-shoe\" \/><\/sup><br \/>\n<sup>The bride wore crystal-studded shoes (Olivia Harris\/Reuters)<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>The wedding festivities began on April 5 and are due to continue until Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Brunei, a former British protectorate of about 400,000 on Borneo island, is run as an absolutist Muslim monarchy by the Sultan, 67.<\/p>\n<p><sup><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/03265\/brunei-wedding_3265020b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"387\" name=\"brunei-wedding\" \/><\/sup><br \/>\n<sup>Prince Abdul Malik and his bride (Reuters)<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Political discontent is limited thanks to a high standard of living and free education and health care, although members of the royal family have been criticised for their extravagant lifestyles.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jackson, the late pop singer, was reportedly paid more than \u00a310 million to give a concert in Brunei in 1996 to mark the sultan\u2019s 50th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the sultan caused controversy by introducing Sharia criminal law, which allows for punishments including stoning, whipping and amputation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0telegraph.co.uk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brunei&#8217;s Prince Abdul Malik, 31, exchanged vows with Dayangku Raabi\u2019atul &#8216;Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah, 22, in a lavish celebration in which both bride and groom wear gold outfits adorned with diamonds and other precious stones. 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