Prince ‘Abdul Mateen of Brunei, the tenth child and fourth son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, with his second wife, Puan Mariam binti Abdul Aziz, is marrying Anisha Rosnah binti Adam in series of spectacular ceremonies at the Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan this week.
Prince ‘Abdul Mateen of Brunei and Anisha Rosnah binti Adam had their Majlis Istiadat Bersanding Pengantin Diraja Ceremony at the Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan on January 14th, during which the Sultan took the Prince’s hand and placed on Anisha’s forehead, which symbolizes the official union of the bride and groom.
Following the ceremony and greeting members of their families, Prince Mateen and Princess Anisha took part in a huge procession through the streets of Bandar Seri Begawan, ahead of a grand Banquet which well be held on the evening of the 15th.
Princess Anisha wore a striking Diamond Tiara previously worn by Princess Azeemah, worn with a pair of massive diamonds and a diamond riviere with a huge pendant.
Royal Guests and Relatives in attendance included King Abdullah and Queen Azizah of Malaysia, King Jigme and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan, in addition to Princess Noor Bint Asem of Jordan, Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Riayatuddin Shah, the Tengku Arif Bendahara of Pahang, Tengku Fahd Mu’adzam of Pahang, the Tengku Arif Temenggong, and Princess Aminah Maimunah Iskandaria of Johor and Dato’ Dennis Muhammad Abdullah, Prince Mamdouh bin Abdulrahman bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Princess Munira bint Mohammed Al-Thanyan and Princess Hanouf bint Mamdouh Al-Saud
Prince ‘Abdul Mateen of Brunei and Princess Anisha had their Majlis Majlis Persantapan Diraja (Wedding Banquet) at the Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan on the evening January 15th, when all the Foreign Royal Guests followed the Royal Couple.
Later in the evening, there was singing and dancing to celebrate the wedding.
Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Malaysia, Asia and the Middle East, led by King Abdullah and Queen Azizah of Malaysia with King Jigme and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan.
Princess Anisha wore a spectacular gown along with several diamond bracelets, a pair of massive diamond earrings, a necklace with a huge pear-shaped diamond and Queen Saleha’s Diamond Heart Tiara with an inverted pear-shaped diamond in place of the heart-shaped diamond.
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Queen Saleha of Brunei
King Abdullah and Queen Azizah of Malaysia
King Jigme and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan
The Sultan and Queen of Selangor
Sultanah Nur Zahirah of Terengganu
Princess Noor Bint Asem of Jordan, Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad of Bahrain, and Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Prince Mamdouh bin Abdulrahman bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Princess Munira bint Mohammed Al-Thanyan and Princess Hanouf bint Mamdouh Al-Saud.
Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Riayatuddin Shah, the Tengku Arif Bendahara of Pahang, Tengku Fahd Mu’adzam of Pahang, the Tengku Arif Temenggong, and Princess Aminah Maimunah Iskandaria of Johor and Dato’ Dennis Muhammad Abdullah.
Members of the extended Brunei Royal Family and Royal Families from around Southeast Asia.
.Prince ‘Abdul Mateen of Brunei, the tenth child and fourth son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, with his second wife, Puan Mariam binti Abdul Aziz, is marrying Anisha Rosnah binti Adam in series of spectacular ceremonies at the Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan this week.
Prince Mateen of Brunei and Anisha Rosnah binti Adam were Islamically married in the Majlis Istiadat Akad Nikah Diraja at the Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan on January 11th.
On January 9th, the extended Brunei Royal Family gathered for the Istiadat Berbedak Pengantin Diraja, the Royal Powdering Ceremony, at the Balai Singgahsana Indera Buana in the Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan. The powdering ceremony is when the couple’s families bless them by putting coloured rice powder and scented oils on their hands.
Prince Abdul Mateen entered the Balai Singgahsana Indera Buana first, and the Powdering Ceremony was led by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Queen Saleha of Brunei followed by the rest of the Royal Family including Prince Mateen’s mother, Puan Mariam binti Abdul Aziz.
Afterwards, Anisha Rosnah binti Adam entered the Hall for her Istiadat Berbedak Pengantin Diraja Ceremony, wearing a bright red outfit topped by a traditional gold crown and spectacular gold jewellery, veiled under a red veil.
The Royal Family then took the Royal Powdering Ceremony on the bride, at the end of which her parents put the powder and oil, ahead of Anisha Rosnah binti Adam leaving the hall.
Prince Mateen of Brunei and Anisha Rosnah binti Adam have known each other since childhood, since her brother is his best friend. The couple have been together for several years.
- 3 – Majlis Khatam Quran
- 7 – Majlis Istiadat Bersuruh Diraja
- 8 – Majlis Istiadat Membuka Gendang Jaga-Jaga
- 9 – Majlis Istiadat Menghantar Tanda Diraja dan Pertunangan Diraja and Majlis Istiadat Menerima Tanda Diraja dan Pertunangan Diraja
- 10 – Majlis Istiadat Berbedak Pengantin Diraja
- 11 – Majlis Istiadat Akad Nikah Diraja
- 14 – Majlis Bersanding Pengantin Diraja
- 15 – Majlis Persantapan Diraja
- 16 – Majlis Istiadat Membaca Doa Selamat dan Menutup Gendang Jaga-Jaga
On January 3rd, Prince Mateen of Brunei and Anisha Rosnah binti Adam had a Khatam Al-Quran Ceremony.
On January 7th, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah presided over the ceremony of expressing the Royal Command, Majlis Istiadat Bersuruh Diraja, commencement of the Wedding of Prince Abdul Mateen and Anisha Rosnah binti Adam, marking the start of the series of 10-day ceremonies at the Istana Nurul Iman.
The following day, Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah was accompanied by Prince Abdul Malik as they presided over the Opening Ceremony of the Traditional Musical Instruments, Majlis Istiadat Membuka Gendang Jaga-Jaga, to mark the commencement of the Royal Wedding of Prince Abdul Mateen and Anisha Rosnah binti Adam at the Lapau Ceremonial Hall in Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Prince Abdul Malik of Brunei, as the representative of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, presided over the ceremony of Receiving the Dowry and the Royal Engagement, ajlis Istiadat Menghantar Tanda Diraja dan Pertunangan Diraja, of Prince Abdul Mateen and Anisha Rosnah binti Adam at the Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan, which were then received by Anisha Rosnah binti Adam at the Istana Nurul Iman in the Majlis Istiadat Menerima Tanda Diraja dan Pertunangan Diraja.
In recent years, Prince Mateen has attended the Enthronement of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the Wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan among a series of foreign royal events, so we could expect a fair amount of foreign royal guests at the wedding celebrations, likely Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan, Prince Sebastian of Luxembourg, and Prince Johann-Wenzel of Liechtenstein, who were at Sandhurst with Prince Mateen.
