Brunei Hails Birth Of New Prince
By Fei Phoon, Shareen Han and Finaz Daniel

Bandar Seri Begawan - By The command of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang DiPertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the Grand Chamberlain Yang Amat Mulia Pg Penggawa Laila Bentara Istiadat Diraja Dalam Istana Pg Hj Alauddin Pg Paduka Tuan Pg Hj Abu Bakar has announced the safe birth of a young prince to Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri.Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah binti Pengiran Salleh Ab Rahaman, spouse of His Royal Highness

Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince, yesterday at 3.50pm at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital (Rip as) in the capital.

To honour the joyous occasion, a 19-gun salute was fired from the cannons on the grounds of Istana Nurul Iman yesterday afternoon.

Members of the public interviewed by The Brunei Times were ecstatic about the royal family's newest member.

"It's great, the next generation of the monarchy is secured," said Conrad Cappell, German ambassador to Brunei.

"This is great news," said Haryanti Hj Ismail, director of marketing and corporate affairs of Transpower Event Management. "It's a relief to have a definite heir to the throne from His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince."

"Alhamdullilah! Congratulations! It's a happy surprise," Kuala-Belait based religious teacher said.

"Congratulations! We have an heir to the throne! It's a good thing. We are already secure with our future king," said an IT freelancer.

Her Royal Highness will celebrate her 20th birthday next month. The royal couple were married in September 2004.

Her Royal Highness is currently studying public policy at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Her Royal Highness has earned praises from teachers and friends for her grace, intelligence and positive attitude towards work.

She is known to be active in outdoor and charity activities. Her Royal Highness has joined her parents on international four-wheel drive expeditions. -- Courtesy of Brunei Times

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