Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and one of his sons, Prince Mateen Bolkiah, are currently traveling in the United Kingdom. King Charles III took advantage of the presence of the Sultan of Brunei in his country to invite him to an audience at Buckingham Palace.
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Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his son Mateen at Buckingham Palace
Reunions between the sovereigns of Brunei and the United Kingdom are always very warm. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah maintains an excellent relationship with King Charles III, just as it did during the reign of Elizabeth II. The Sultanate of Brunei gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ascended the throne in 1967 and has reigned as an absolute monarch since his country’s independence.
King Charles III invited his Bruneian counterpart to an audience this Wednesday, December 18, while the Sultan is currently traveling in England. A few days ago, Prince Mateen Bolkiah, one of the Sultan’s sons, shared photos taken in the streets of London with his wife, Princess Anisha. It seems that the family is spending some private moments in the beautiful neighborhoods of the capital at the end of the year.
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“This meeting further strengthens the close and long-standing relations and strong bonds of friendship between the members of the royal family and the people of the two countries”indicates the Borneo Bulletin. These few lines are the only explanations given at the meeting. The 78-year-old Sultan of Brunei gradually introduced Sharia law towards the end of 2013. The penal system based on Sharia law is intensifying over time. In 2015, the Sultan of Brunei formally banned Muslims in his country from purchasing Christmas-related items, under penalty of a heavy fine and a five-year prison sentence.
The Sultanate of Brunei has just under 500,000 inhabitants and 80% of the population is Muslim. The Sultanate of Brunei is a small territory, itself composed of two parts located in the north of the island of Borneo, an island that the sultanate shares with Malaysia and Indonesia.
Nicolas Fontaine
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Nicolas Fontaine has been a designer-editor and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media. A specialist in royal family news, Nicolas founded the site Histoires royales of which he is the editor-in-chief. [email protected]
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