Sultan of Brunei Hosts a Lavish Gold, Diamond And Emerald Wedding for His Son Prince Abdul Malik

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Sultans of bling: Gem-encrusted wedding for Brunei prince.

A royal wedding to beat all royal weddings began April 5 and it is still going strong. However, the highlight came on April 12 when the youngest child of the Sultan of Brunei, Prince Abdul Malik, 31, exchanged vows with his new wife, Dayangku Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah, in the throne room of the monarch’s 1,788-room palace.

The Sultan of Brunei's son married his bride amidst a sea of gold and outfits fitted with priceless jewels in the world's biggest residential palace. Could this be the blingest wedding in history?Brunei’s newly wed royal couple, Prince Abdul Malik and Dayangku Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah, pray during the  enthronement ceremony (Pic: REUTERS/Olivia Harris)

These photos reveal the opulent splendour of the wedding of the Sultan of Brunei's son, which boasted emeralds the size of quails' eggs and crystal-encrusted Christian Louboutin shoes. Prince Abdul Malik who's father is one of the world's richest men. Prine Abdul Malik is the sultan's youngest child and is second in the line to the throne. He and his bride can be seen seated next to each other as part of the enthronement ceremony - part of the wedding festivities, which began on April 5. The celebration will end on 15 April.

The couple wore extravagant matching outfits made of gold—including a dress for the 22-year-old bride, reportedly a former data systems analyst, studded with diamonds and large emeralds. She also wore a sparkling diamond tiara embedded with six large pear-shaped emeralds along with a large diamond necklace with at least 15 emeralds of various sizes and what appears to be a diamond and emerald bracelet on each wrist and at least one diamond emerald ring.The guardsmen of Brunei’s Prince Abdul Malik are seen at his wedding to Dayangku Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkia (Pic: REUTERS/Olivia Harris)Brunei’s newly wed royal couple, Prince Abdul Malik and Dayangku Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah, sit during the “bersanding” or enthronement ceremony at their wedding. (Pic: REUTERS/Ahim Rani)

Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah attends the wedding of his son Prince Abdul Malik and Dayangku Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah (Pic: REUTERS/Olivia Harris)A lady-in-waiting adjusts the dress and Christian Louboutin shoes of Dayangku Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah as Adawiyyah waits for Prince Abdul Malik to arrive for the “bersanding” or enthronement ceremony at their wedding. (Pic: REUTERS/Olivia Harris)Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah holds the arm of his son Prince Abdul Malik to bless Malik's new wife  Photo: Olivia Harris/Reuters(L-R) Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, his son Prince Abdul Malik, new wife Dayangku Raabi'atul 'Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah and Queen Saleha (EPA)

The happy couple: The bride clutches a bouquet of crystal flowers, and sports a breathtaking three-piece jewellery set, with sizable emeralds.

The Sultan, an oil and gas potentate who is one of the world’s richest men, has five sons and seven daughters from three marriages. Guests at the ceremony were treated afterwards to a banquet in a palace hall that can accommodate 5,000 guests.The couple sat in the luxurious gilded thrones, wearing matching traditional attire during the lavish ceremony, part of the 11-day extravaganza.The translucent veil was reportedly topped with a second diamond tiara, set with rubies and a scarlet gem in the center. She also had a second diamond rope-like necklace.Everyone in the room is seen praying during the ceremony of the Prince and his new bride.The bride's Dayangku Raabi'atul 'Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah, 22, has her veil adjusted as she shows off her diamond and emerald tiara, necklace, brooch, bracelet and ring - as well as the delicate posy made of gems.In attendance were also Ragad Kurdi Taib, wife of Sarawak's former Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud (pictured left), and Saudi Arabia's Prince Saud bin Abdul Mohsen bin Abdul Aziz (pictured right).Friends and family, people of nobility and international dignitaries attended the ceremony, as the couple sat beneath in their gilded thrones.The newly-weds are seen walking in the Throne Hall in their matching gold traditional attire.The happy couple leaving the royal wedding banquet (Reuters).

This doesn’t count the gold and diamond embellishments worn by the prince nor the gold in the throne room where the couple were officially married and presented to dignitaries around the world.Brunei's newly wed royal couple, Prince Abdul Malik and Dayangku Raabi'atul 'Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah, leave the royal wedding banquet at the Nurul Iman Palace in Bandar Seri Begawan April 12, 2015. Malik is the son of Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world's richest men.Prince Abdul changed out of his gold wedding suit into ceremonial military dress, embellished with diamond epaulettes and collar. His new wife dazzled in a diamond and ruby crown, a matching necklace, a brooch, which was partly hidden by her diaphanous veil and a huge diamond ring in a platinum setting worn on her right hand.For the wedding banquet, the bride changed and wore a beaded purple gown with veil and a diamond necklace and crown set with rubies.

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