I know it was posted quite a while ago, but I will try to give a summary of the You Tube video about PAIPA Sarah' s mother.
PART 1
The video starts with information about the country and his ruler. It says that Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is head of state, finance minister, commander of the military and religious leader. Some words about the Sultan's birthday celebrations and that it is essential for many people to get an invitation. The reporter talks about the rich oil depots of the country and that the fortune of the Sultan is supposed to be around 50 billion USD. The Crown Prince is his heir and here in this country the Swiss are a little bit royal, too.
Then PAIPA Sarah is introduced, that she is 18yrs old and grew up in Brunei. She married the Crown Prince a little more than a year ago, and now the people wait for an heir. He talks about Sarah's new life with Islamic rules, old Malaysian traditions that surround Sarah in her court life and about the strict protocol on how to deal with people and other royals in a family that rules Brunei since 500 yrs; a family that lives not only according to the Koran, but also with old Malaysian customs.
Her mother Suzanne Rahaman is from Kanton Freiburg, Switzerland and lives in Brunei for 25 yrs now, and tells that from the day of the wedding announcement a lot of things changed for them. They received a new house from the Sultan with servants, security and a red carpet, and had to move in only one week. A basketball field was delivered additionally, because Sarah once mentioned that she would eventually like to play there, too.
She says they have gone through quite a social advancement, that she had to give up her job and her husband was sent into early retirement. Compared to her former life they now have a new status with social duties. She admits that she has never sat in the salon of her new house. They use only a few rooms. She expresses polite happiness about the new comfortable amenities. She says one has to get used to everything, and that is was not so easy. She still has to learn many things.
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