On the coastline not far from the sand of Zengmu in the South China Sea, there is a "small and rich" neighboring country - Brunei. Brunei is not as large as a city in size or population, but thanks to the exploitation of large oil fields at sea, Brunei is a very rich country in the whole of Asia.
Because of the overnight wealth after the detection of large reserves of offshore oil fields, the king (sultan) family has become a lover of luxury car jewelry, and the next generation of royal families, whether it is the crown prince, the little prince, or this time the princess married, have brushed out extremely luxurious wedding scenes.
Like most monarchies, the marriage of a member of the royal family does not only take into account their own feelings, but also the family lineage, social status and even political interests of both parties, which are important weights in marriage.
For example, today's "round-faced queen" was originally the king's cousin and had the title of princess. The two married at the age of 19, and over the years, the two noble concubines were automatically divorced, in addition to their personal wrists, the queen's family background is not to be underestimated.
However, when it comes to the next generation of marriages, Brunei is still quite in line with the modern trend - the crown prince marries a seventeen-year-old civilian princess, the little prince marries his 9-year-old data analyst girlfriend, and Princess Haficha can marry a civil servant with civilian status.
I have to say that this is the solipsistic underpinning of the Brunei royal family today: it is already strong enough to not need to marry, after all, in addition to its own family, there is no longer a tycoon in the country.
unbelief? Just look at the scene when Princess Haficha got married.
Princess Haficha was the fifth child born to the Sultan and the Queen, and although she was a princess with golden branches, she did not only know pleasure, she studied business administration at university and later served in the Ministry of Finance of Brunei. Coincidentally, another protagonist of the wedding, the groom's official, Mohammed Razaini, also served as a special task force in the country's economic and financial department.
That is to say, the newlyweds were once colleagues, from office romance to "a country horse", which can also be regarded as "near the water building platform first to get the moon".
It was 2012, and the then 32-year-old Princess haficha of Brunei had a royal wedding in a trench: gold and diamonds were piled up, making the guests and TV viewers alike stunned.
The first is, of course, the choice of wedding venue, the Brunei royal family sits on the world's largest palace , nuloiman Palace, which is far higher than all star-rated hotels.
The palace has a total of 1788 rooms, which is comparable to four Buckingham Palaces. Not only that, but they also piled gold everywhere in the palace: gold thread weaving carpets, pure gold to make faucets and switches, crystal vases with gold, gemstones, jade and carved fake flowers.
Every year, brunei's National Day (23 February) begins, and the palace is open for three days. Many foreigners want to see this splendid palace with their own eyes, and others praise it as a "modern version of one thousand and one nights".
The princess's wedding was also customarily held in this luxurious palace. Royal dignitaries from all over the world have come to watch the ceremony, the VIP seats are either rich or expensive, and all kinds of jewelry of high quality can be seen everywhere. Of course, the protagonist is the Brunei royal family, which loves gold jewelry, and the owner's jewelry is the most eye-catching wave.
For the wedding of the princess, the royal family carefully prepared a large number of handmade custom dresses, each of which was decorated with various gemstones and diamonds, and the matching jewelry was often changed, and the pearlescent treasure could not be looked at directly.
The most dazzling formal dress is based on gold silk and embroidered with crystal diamonds, and worn on the body, the princess looks like a moving humanoid diamond mountain.
The full set of jewelry worn by the bride is also a pure diamond series, with the crown set in a diamond arrangement and the arch guarding the heart-shaped center diamond that is larger than a pigeon's egg in the middle. As for the bride's bouquet, the use of golden gem flowers instead of flowers is already one of the "traditions" of this royal wedding.
Brunei's traditional "sit-by-side ceremony" is seen as the climax of the wedding, with newlyweds sitting side by side on a throne made of gold, receiving testimonies and blessings from all the guests. On this occasion, not only the princess and the pony must wear the highest standard dress, but even the inconspicuous pedals under their feet are made of gold.
The wedding lasted for 8 days, and not only did the traditional ceremony have to be perfected, but there were also many batches of honor guards prepared by the king for his beloved daughter, various performances, costume parades and other projects. The people of the country have long been accustomed to the habit of royal weddings, and every time the royal family gets married, the people come as a carnival.
Of course, to support such a local and flavorful wedding, financial resources are an indispensable and necessary condition. This small country took off on oil, and the royal family is literally rich and invincible – the Sultan is worth more than $28 billion, and is the richest king after The King of Thailand, Maha.
The king himself loves to collect luxury cars (more than 7,000), the queen loves to collect crowns (never wearing heavy samples), and the marriage of precious children is naturally more expensive.
Because the local population is not large and the people are not large, and they earn money by selling oil, the government has almost taken care of the basic needs of the people's life - free education at all levels, subsidies for studying abroad, free medical care, and of course, never levy personal income tax.
The traditional culture of this country is relatively stable, traditional customs do not drink alcohol, the country does not even have a bar, for the people, just need to be carefree, enjoy life on the line.
However, for this "flying up the branches" of the horse, tradition is not necessarily all good - according to traditional customs, after marriage, the man usually joins the woman's family to live together, especially when the woman's family is in a favorable situation. After all, looking at the whole country of Brunei, who dares to say that the family is higher than the king?
Therefore, at the end of the wedding, it is the groom's mother who pays the most tears - after all, she has seen her eldest son since she was a child, and this time she will go to another family to be a "new member".