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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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