Foreign Royals at the Coronation of King Charles III
Even though we now know that the coronation on May 6th will not be a tiara event, I'll still keep a running list of foreign royals that have confirmed attendance. Traditionally other monarchs don't attend coronations in the United Kingdom unless they are from a Commonwealth country (Brunei, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malaysia, and Tonga) but they are doing away with that this time around.
Bahrain - King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Belgium - King Philippe & Queen Mathilde
Bhutan - King Jigme Kesar & Queen Jetsun Pema
Brunei - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah & Prince 'Abdul Mateen
Cambodia -
Denmark - Crown Prince Frederik & Crown Princess Mary
Eswatini - King Mswati III & Queen Sibonelo LaMbikiza
Japan - Crown Prince Akishino & Crown Princess Kiko
Jordan - King Abdullah II & Queen Rania
Kuwait - Crown Prince Mishal Al Ahmad
Lesotho - King Letsie III & Queen 'Masenate
Liechtenstein - Hereditary Prince Alois & Hereditary Princess Sophie
Luxembourg - Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
Malaysia - King Abdullah & Queen Azizah
Monaco - Prince Albert & Princess Charlene
Morocco - Princess Lalla Meryem
Netherlands - King Willem Alexander & Queen Máxima
Norway - Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette Marit
Oman - Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said
Qatar - Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Saudi Arabia - Prince Turki bin Mohammed Al Saud
Spain - King Felipe & Queen Letizia
Sweden - King Carl XVI Gustaf & Crown Princess Victoria
Thailand - King Vajiralongkorn & Queen Suthida
Tonga - King Tupou VI & Queen Nanasipau’u
United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Non-Reigning Royals
Ashanti - King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II & Lady Julia
Baden - Margrave Bernhard & Margravine Stephanie
Bulgaria - King Simeon & Queen Margarita
Greece - Queen Anne Marie & Crown Prince Pavlos (I've seen conflicting reports about Crown Princess Marie Chantal attending.)
Hesse - Landgrave Donatus
Hohenlohe-Langenburg - Prince Philipp & Princess Saskia
Māori - King Tuheitia & Queen Te Atawhai
Romania - Princess Margareta & Prince Radu
Serbia - Crown Prince Alexander & Crown Princess Katherine
Official Portrait: King Abdullah II, Queen Rania, Crown Prince Hussein & Princess Rajwa of Jordan with distinguished guests (including foreign royals & political leaders) & family members ahead of the official dinner banquet held at Al Husseiniya Palace on the occasion of the Crown Prince’s wedding on 1 June 2023.
Who's who from left to right:
King Philippe of Belgium; Tunku Azizah & Abdullah of Pahang, the queen and king of Malaysia; First Lady Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed & President Abdul Latif Rashid of Iraq; Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei. Prince Theyazin of Oman; Crown Prince Haakon of Norway; Crown Prince Frederik & Crown Princess Mary of Denmark; Princess Hisako of Japan; Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi. Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg; Princess Beatrice of York; Ilham Yassin; Princess Salma; Barham Salih, former president of Iraq & wife Sarbagh Salih.
U.S. First Lady Jill Biden, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda & wife Jeannette Kagame. Prince Mateen of Brunei; Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha & Margarita Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Bulgaria; Princess Elisabeth of Belgium; Princess Muna; Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein; First Lady May Mikati of Lebanon; Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein; Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Lebanon; Sheikha Moza of Qatar; Catherine, Princess of Wales; Prime Minister Masrour Barzani of Iraqi Kurdistan; Prince William; Khalid al-Saif.
Azza al-Sudairi; Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands; Queen Sofía & King Juan Carlos of Spain. Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan; Sheikha Muna Al-Klaib & Sheikh Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah of Kuwait; Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, prime minister and crown prince of Bahrain; Crown Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel of Sweden; Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands. Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania & Prince Radu; Princess Iman; Princess Felicitas of Liechtenstein; Jameel Thermiotis; Prince Johann Wenzel of Liechtenstein; Prince Pavlos of Greece.
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene, Max Verstappen, Kelly Piquet, King Abdullah Shah of Malaysia, Tengku Hassanal, Tengku Afzan and Tengku Jihan attend the Winner’s Gala Dinner for the F1 Grand Prix Of Monaco | May 28th, 2023
“We hear a lot about Tunku Azizah, Malaysia's queen consort but not Julia Rais, King Abdullah's second wife. Abdullah and Julia appear to still be married and have three daughters. She's rarely in the picture and the media, and didn't event attend Iman's wedding in 2018…” - Submitted by Anonymous
Highlighting his visit at Istana Negara (National Palace) in Kuala Lumpur, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos meet with His Majesty Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustafa’in Billah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI (16th King) of Malaysia and Her Majesty Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Binti Almarhum Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar on July 26, 2023. www.bbnewsin.com #breakingnews #news #international #bbn #bbnewsinternational #corp #bulletinews #dailynews #worldnews
Malaysia, Indonesia boost ties with RM130.14bn commerce quantity increase
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly often known as Jokowi, was granted an viewers with Malaysia’s Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, at Istana Negara. Jokowi and his spouse Iriana arrived at 3.35pm to attend a night reception with the King, spending approximately an hour at the palace. The Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, the Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir, and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi had been additionally in attendance.
Earlier in the day, Jokowi held a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at Seri Perdana in Putrajaya. They witnessed the change of a number of agreements signed by representatives of related ministries and businesses from both nations and visited areas across the administrative centre. Jokowi’s visit to Malaysia got here at the invitation of Anwar, following the Prime Minister’s official visit to Indonesia in January.
In Shocking , Jokowi made an official visit to Malaysia after being reappointed for a second term in Indonesia’s Presidential Election on April 17, 2019. In 2022, Indonesia was Malaysia’s sixth-largest buying and selling companion and the second-largest throughout the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with a commerce volume of RM130.14 billion (US$31.3 billion). This marked a rise of 36.5% compared to the earlier year’s RM95.31 billion (US$22.9 billion)..
Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan & Rajwa Al Saif's Upcoming Wedding
Only one week day left until the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa bint Khaled Al Saif! It will be held on June 1st at 4:00pm at Zahran Palace followed by a reception at Al Husseiniya Palace. The future Crown Princess Rajwa's engagement ring features a large pear shaped diamond but for her henna party she wore a different ring with tilted marquis cut diamonds.
If Rajwa chooses a tiara that already belongs to the JRF, my choice is Queen Rania's Arabic Scroll Tiara. She has already worn several pairs of earrings loaned by her future mother-in-law so wearing one of her tiaras is a strong possibility.
However, my prediction is for her getting a brand new tiara especially after Princess Iman debuted a new tiara at her wedding earlier this year. The tiara might be a gift from either from the JRF or from her own family, who are apparently quite wealthy, but I very much doubt that they will release any information about the tiara like they will for the gown.
Queen Rania hosted the henna party on May 22nd at Raghadan Palace (here's a longer video and the highlight video is below) and King Abdullah will host the sahra party on May 31st at the Bani Hashem Matharib. There's also a concert on the 29th and practices are underway for the parades and drone shows so I expect this to be a pretty big celebration.
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The dress code for the guests will be long dresses but no tiaras. The Jordanian royals aren't very big on tiaras so I wasn't expecting the dress code to include them. Update: Saad Salman is now reporting that the guests will also be wearing tiaras most likely at the banquet following the wedding.
The foreign royals that have confirmed attendance so far are...
Belgium - King Philippe & Crown Princess Elisabeth
Bhutan - Queen Jetsun Pema & Princess Eeuphelma
Brunei - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah & Prince Mateen
Denmark - Crown Prince Frederik & Crown Princess Mary
Japan - Princess Takamado & Princess Tsuguko
Kuwait - Sheikh Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah
Liechtenstein - Hereditary Prince Alois & Hereditary Princess Sophie
Luxembourg - Prince Sebastien
Malaysia - King Abdullah & Queen Azizah
Netherlands - King Willem Alexander, Queen Maxima, & Crown Princess Catharina Amalia
Saudi Arabia - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (he's the official representation but I expect more Saudi royals because Rajwa is related to a lot of them through her mother)
Spain - King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia
Sweden - Crown Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel
United Kingdom - Prince of Wales, Princess of Wales, & Princess Beatrice of York
Marcos Jr. Assures Overseas Filipino Workers in Malaysia of Their Rights
Strengthening Ties and Ensuring Welfare
In an effort to strengthen the bond between the Philippines and Malaysia, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited Kuala Lumpur and pledged to safeguard the rights and welfare of the nearly one million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) residing in the country.
During a gathering with the Filipino community on Tuesday, he emphasized the significance of their contributions and the need to ensure they are well-taken care of, have access to good livelihoods, and are provided with ample opportunities.
Acknowledging the Vital Role of OFWs
President Marcos acknowledged the pivotal role played by overseas Filipino workers in fostering positive relations with other countries and upholding the Philippines' reputation abroad.
He expressed gratitude for the commendable performance and dedication of OFWs, attributing the continuous improvement of the country's reputation to their hard work and commitment.
Be it in Malaysia, the Middle East, Europe, America, or anywhere else across the globe, the President recognized the impact of their efforts on enhancing the Philippines' image internationally.
Assurances and Commitment
Ensuring the welfare and interests of overseas Filipinos is a top priority for President Marcos's administration. He reassured the Filipino community in Malaysia that his government would address their concerns and protect their rights.
Highlighting the substantial remittances from OFWs, he also acknowledged their significant role in contributing to the economic growth of both the host countries and the Philippines.
Focused Plans for the Future
President Marcos emphasized the administration's dedication to implementing key plans to further the country's progress. This includes attracting foreign investments, controlling inflation, and enhancing agricultural productivity to ensure food security.
He stressed the importance of large-scale investments and conveyed his message to potential investors worldwide, assuring them of the Philippines' stable and welcoming environment for investment.
State Visit Agenda
During his state visit to Malaysia, President Marcos engaged in several significant activities to strengthen bilateral ties and explore new avenues of cooperation.
Meeting with Malaysian Royalty and Leaders
President Marcos had a royal audience with King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, signifying the cordial relations between the two nations. He also held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to discuss potential areas of synergy and promote people-to-people exchanges between the Philippines and Malaysia.
Advancing Agriculture, Tourism, and Digital Economy
One of the primary objectives of President Marcos's visit was to advance cooperation in key sectors. He emphasized the potential for growth in agriculture, tourism, and digital economic collaboration between the two countries, envisioning mutual benefits from such partnerships.
Engaging with the Business Community
During his visit, President Marcos also actively engaged with members of the Malaysian business community, fostering meaningful connections to promote lucrative trade and investment opportunities between Manila and Kuala Lumpur.
In conclusion, President Marcos Jr.'s visit to Malaysia has reinforced the importance of strong ties between the Philippines and Malaysia. His commitment to safeguarding the rights and welfare of overseas Filipino workers and promoting bilateral cooperation in various sectors bodes well for the future of both nations.
As he returns home, the hope is that his visit will serve as a stepping stone for even more fruitful relations between the two countries in the years to come.
Sources: THX News & Philippine News Agency.
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King Abdullah II & Queen Rania of Jordan, parents of the groom, receive foreign royal guests including Malaysia's Sultan Abdullah & Tunku Azizah, Qatar's Sheikha Moza, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah & son Prince Mateen, Bhutan's Queen Jetsun Pema & sister-in-law Princess Eeuphelma & other distinguished guests, at Zahran Palace before the ceremony begins.
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