Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (and Queen Saleha) Current Events 1: July 2005-

[Saba]

Originally Posted by BOLK

ANYONE notice that during "salam" (shaking hands) with Azrinaz, the subjects didn't kiss her hand, whereas with Queen that's the protocol.????????
And regarding her dress, the designer charged her ( or rather GOB) above RM20 K (USD4 K) for the workmanship alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FHEEEWWWWWW

On the Infofoto site there is a pic of subject kissing Azrinaz hand. It is in the album Junjung Ziarah Hari Pertama, dated 11/05/05 by Abdullah_003. Perhaps it was overlooked when viewing the album.
http://www.infofoto.org.bn/main.php?...2_itemId=15532

[Humera]

yes I thought I saw someone bending over her hand.
Most of those pictures look the same and since we're supposed to be conserving bandwidth I didnt post all of them.
In the last set of picture Azrinaz looks almost dishevelled, not as "put together" as she was in the previous pictures.

[Zina]

Originally Posted by ~*~Humera~*~

I didnt see the tv footage so Im not sure if they kissed Azrinaz's hand or not. Maybe its because she doesnt have a royal title?
The articles refer to her as YAM. What does that stand for?

She's since been given the title YTM - Yang Teramat Mulia - a common royal title, but not a very important one.

BOLK: It's true that most people did not kiss her hand and some even walked past without acknowledging her. It reflects the public majority's opinion of her.

[Humera]

Originally Posted by Zina

She's since been given the title YTM - Yang Teramat Mulia - a common royal title, but not a very important one.

BOLK: It's true that most people did not kiss her hand and some even walked past without acknowledging her. It reflects the public majority's opinion of her.

thanx Zina. I dont know what to call her, she's not a princess and since I dont speak Malay I find the other bruneian titles confusing. Is YTM similar to the title Prince Sufri's wife has? Faezah is called a "Datin" if I recall correctly and someone said that it roughly translates to "lady",

btw..is it really true about people walking past Azrinaz? would people actually be that rude when they're inside the royal palace?

[tlklhm]

Anyone of you have wedding photo of the The Sultan with Queen Saleha or ex-Queen Mariam?

[pwincess]

Originally Posted by ~*~Humera~*~

thanx Zina. I dont know what to call her, she's not a princess and since I dont speak Malay I find the other bruneian titles confusing. Is YTM similar to the title Prince Sufri's wife has? Faezah is called a "Datin" if I recall correctly and someone said that it roughly translates to "lady",

btw..is it really true about people walking past Azrinaz? would people actually be that rude when they're inside the royal palace?

She is a princess literally, since she is now married to the Sultan. Its just that there is stilla procedur to take to legally announce her as a princess.

No i dont think that people would be that rude... :)

[pwincess]

Originally Posted by altagrace

Now a note on style; I like Azrinaz version of the head scarf: very hip.

agreed. At least she doesnt look like a christmeas tree. other ladies tend to wear flowery headscarf with lots of designs for clothes as well....

if only she would cover her head like the Queeen....

[fanletizia]

Sultan in South Korea

from polfoto

[fanletizia]

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in the inauguration of the 57-member Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit at the Al-Safa palace in the holy Muslim city of Mecca in western Saudi Arabia, 07 December 2005



http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...tml#post340078

[Humera]

the Sultan, Queen, and Azrinaz leaving for Malaysia for the ASEAN summit. The Crown Prince and Princess Sarah saw them off.
pictures from Infofoto:

[Humera]

arriving in Kuala Lampur (Pics from Infofoto)

[elizaji]

Azrinaz looks very tired from these photos. actually there is a nice photo of her during ASEAn but I don't have it. Anybody has them? Apparenty shewas the focus of attention during the summit.

[Humera]

I agree. She looks tired and I think definately better with makeup. Without makeup she looks quite ordinary.

These are the pictures from the ASEAN summit gala. From infofoto:

[Humera]

more pics from Malaysia. From infofoto:

[Hanymph]

As I'm a member of another board of forum, I've read that YTM Azrinaz is expecting...I can't really confirmed it since no photos...

[Zina]

Originally Posted by Hanymph

As I'm a member of another board of forum, I've read that YTM Azrinaz is expecting...I can't really confirmed it since no photos...

She is about 3 or 4 months pregnant now. She has been keeping out of the spotlight.

[Humera]

she didnt wait very long did she?
I wonder if this means she'll get the Princess title after the baby's birth.

[i_s_s_a]

i think so... just like what happened to the crown princess of thailand

[Humera]

His Majesty leads walk at Bukit Shahbandar
Around 1,000 government officials yesterday joined His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Malik for a brisk walk around Bukit Shahbandar Recreational Park.

The walking activity for government ministries was jointly organised by the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources and Ministry of Health along with the Prime Minister's Office. Brunei Online

Pictures from Infofoto and Brunei Online

[Qamarina]

I am sure they got to kiss her hand coz' she's HM's 2nd wife. YAM is short for 'Yang Amat Mulia'