| By Zan Hosni and
Ariffin Bakar
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
and Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pg Anak Hjh Saleha on Tuesday
granted an audience to HRH Princess Alexandra and Rt. Hon Sir
Angus Ogilvy from Great Britain. Picture shows Princess
Alexandra greeting Her Majesty. Photo: Information Department
HRH Princess Alexandra looks at a book at the Jame’Asr
Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque’s library while the High Commissioner
of United Kingdom to Brunei, Mr Andrew Caie, looks on
Her Royal Highness Princess
Alexandra and Rt. Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy visited the Jame’ Asr
Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque in Kiulap yesterday morning.
The royalty was greeted upon
arrival by Pengiran Haji Yusof bin Pengiran Haji Kula, Permanent
Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Also present to
welcome the royal couple were the High Commissioner of United
Kingdom to Brunei and his wife, Directors from the Mosque
Affairs and the Islamic Dakwah Centre as well as religious
officers from the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
The visit began with a slide
show presentation on the history of Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah
Mosque by the mosque administration. The architectural
masterpiece of Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque was explained
by a representative from the Haza Architect.
The royal couple then toured
the mosque’s library, prayer rooms and facilities. Throughout
the tour, Malai Norain from the Ministry of Religious Affairs
briefed the royal couple about the religious programmes and
activities conducted by the mosque’s administration.
Princess Alexandra then
proceeded to the PAPRSB College of Nursing. There, the principal
of the college, Dayang Hjh Suraya Noraidah Abdullah welcomed the
royal couple and invited them to a brief presentation on the
history of the Nursing College as well as various programmes the
college offers and its future plans.
The princess signed the guest
book and toured around the college campus.
Her Royal Highness Princess
Alexandra and Rt. Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy are in the country on a
five-day visit.
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