His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday attended Majlis Istiadat Bersuruh Diraja, marking the start of the royal wedding celebrations of His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen and Yang Mulia Dayang Anisha Rosnah binti Adam at the Banquet Hall of Istana Nurul Iman.
Accompanying His Majesty were His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince; His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik; His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah; His Royal Highness Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah; and His Royal Highness Prince Haji Jefri Bolkiah.
The ceremony began with Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Adanan bin Begawan Pehin Siraja Khatib Dato Seri Setia Haji Mohd Yusof informing Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz bin Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar that Majlis Istiadat Bersuruh Diraja was ready to begin.
Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz in response instructed Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Adanan to seek an audience with the monarch to announce that the ceremony was set to commence.
After the audience, His Majesty and members of the royal family entered the Banquet Hall, where they were greeted by Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Setia Diraja Sahibul Karib Pengiran Anak Haji Idris bin Pengiran Maharaja Lela Pengiran Muda Abdul Kahar and Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Penggawa Laila Bentara Istiadat Diraja Dalam Istana Pengiran Haji Alauddin bin Pengiran Paduka Tuan Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar.
Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Adanan then informed Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Setia Diraja Sahibul Karib Pengiran Anak Haji Idris that the ceremony was ready to commence.
Upon His Majesty’s approval for the ceremony to commence, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Rahim bin Pengiran Indera Mahkota Pengiran Anak (Dr) Kemaludin Al-Haj then sought an audience with the monarch and took a seat at the designated spot.
The monarch, in a titah, instructed for Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Rahim to go over to the house of Awang Adam bin Abdullah, the father of the bride, to seek the hand of marriage for His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen and hoped that the good and sincere intention would be blessed by Allah the Almighty. Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Rahim then left the ceremony, accompanied by the Royal Bersuruh Entourage and headed to Darussidiq in Jerudong.
The entourage comprised Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ahmaddin, Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Shamhary, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Negara Pengiran Anak Haji Puteh, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Perkasa Pengiran Haji Hamdan, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Wijaya Pengiran Dr Haji Ismail, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Dewa Major General (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Haji Mohammad, Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Mohd Tawih, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar, Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdullah, Pehin Orang Kaya Lela Sura Dato Seri Laila Jasa Awang Haji Abas, Pehin Datu Inderasugara Brigadier General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mohd Yusof, Begawan Pehin Khatib Dato Paduka Haji Awang Hamidon, Begawan Pehin Khatib Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mat Jaya, Begawan Mudim Haji Ahmad Kasra, Begawan Mudim Haji Tamin, Pengarah Awang Murni, Pengarah Awang Halidin and Pengarah Awang Haji Mohamad Fadzirol.
The ceremony at Dewan Cempaka, Darussidiq began with Pehin Orang Kaya Lela Pahlawan Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Mohd Jaafar informing Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Sanggamara Diraja Major General (Rtd) Pengiran Haji Ibnu Basit that the ceremony was ready to begin, who then instructed for the ceremony to commence.
Afterwards, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Rahim delivered his sabda and conveyed the titah from His Majesty to Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Sanggamara Diraja Major General (Rtd) Pengiran Haji Ibnu Basit.
After acknowledging the intention and titah of His Majesty, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Sanggamara Diraja Major General (Rtd) Pengiran Haji Ibnu Basit then delivered a sabda.
The ceremony concluded with a Doa Selamat read by Begawan Pehin Khatib Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mustapa, after which Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Rahim left the ceremony with the Royal Bersuruh Entourage.
Upon arrival at Istana Nurul Iman, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Rahim led the Royal Bersuruh Entourage into the Banquet Hall.
Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Adanan then informed Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz that the Royal Bersuruh Entourage had returned.
Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz then instructed Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Adanan to seek audience with His Majesty and informed that the Royal Bersuruh Entourage had returned.
Upon receiving the audience and information, His Majesty and members of the royal family then entered the Banquet Hall.
Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Rahim then took an audience with His Majesty to convey the sabda from Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Sanggamara Diraja Major General (Rtd) Pengiran Haji Ibnu Basit.
His Majesty then acknowledged the answer from the bride’s father, Awang Adam.
A Doa Selamat was then read by Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji Awang Salim, after which Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Adanan informed Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Setia Diraja Sahibul Karib Pengiran Anak Haji Idris that Majlis Istiadat Bersuruh Diraja had been completed.
Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Setia Diraja Sahibul Karib Pengiran Anak Haji Idris then informed His Majesty that Majlis Istiadat Bersuruh Diraja had been completed, and His Majesty then delivered a titah for the ceremony to close, followed with the monarch and members of the royal family leaving the Banquet Hall. – Lyna Mohamad
