Royal Wedding in Brunei : Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Consort Hajah Saleha attend a traditional ceremony during which the palms of the bride and groom are applied with a paste made from herbs and sprinkled with fragrances on September 5, 2004. The Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, aged 30, and Dayangku (-Lady-) Sarah Salleh, aged 17, lasts for two weeks. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA

Royal Wedding in Brunei : Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Consort Hajah Saleha attend a traditional ceremony during which the palms of the bride and groom are applied with a paste made from herbs and sprinkled with fragrances. The Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, aged 30, and Dayangku (-Lady-) Sarah Salleh, aged 17, lasts for two weeks. Photo : Balkis Press / ABACA

Royal Wedding in Brunei : Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Consort Hajah Saleha attend a traditional ceremony during which the palms of the bride and groom are applied with a paste made from herbs and sprinkled with fragrances. The Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, aged 30, and Dayangku (-Lady-) Sarah Salleh, aged 17, lasts for two weeks. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Brunei : Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Consort Hajah Saleha attend a traditional ceremony during which the palms of the bride and groom are applied with a paste made from herbs and sprinkled with fragrances. The Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, aged 30, and Dayangku (-Lady-) Sarah Salleh, aged 17, lasts for two weeks. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Brunei : Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Consort Hajah Saleha attend a traditional ceremony during which the palms of the bride and groom are applied with a paste made from herbs and sprinkled with fragrances. The Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, aged 30, and Dayangku (-Lady-) Sarah Salleh, aged 17, lasts for two weeks. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Brunei : Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah attends the -Akad Nikah- a formal ceremony at Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque on 4th September 2004, during which the Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, is formally married by moslem religious to Dayangku (-Lady-) Sarah Salleh, aged 17, who is represented by her father. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Brunei : during three days, the groom, Brunei's Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, has been sending gifts to the house of the bride Dayangku (-Lady-) Sarah Salleh on September 6, 2004. Among the gifts, fabric, candles, jewels but also rare copies of the holy Qur'an. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA

Royal Wedding in Jordan on September 7, 2004: King Abdallah II, Queen Rania, and other members of the Hashemite Royal Family join UN Special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and his family for a private ceremony at Beit Al Baraka, King Abdallah II's home, to mark the wedding of the King's brother, Prince Ali with Rym Brahimi, a former CNN reporter. Photo by Allan/Balkis Press/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Jordan on September 7, 2004: King Abdallah II, Queen Rania, and other members of the Hashemite Royal Family join UN Special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and his family for a private ceremony at Beit Al Baraka, King Abdallah II's home, to mark the wedding of the King's brother, Prince Ali with Rym Brahimi, a former CNN reporter. Photo by Allan/Balkis Press/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Jordan on September 7, 2004: King Abdallah II, Queen Rania, and other members of the Hashemite Royal Family join UN Special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and his family for a private ceremony at Beit Al Baraka, King Abdallah II's home, to mark the wedding of the King's brother, Prince Ali with Rym Brahimi, a former CNN reporter. Photo by Allan/Balkis Press/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Brunei : Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Consort Hajah Saleha offer a banquet dinner at Istana Nural Iman palace in Brunei, on September 10, 2004, for the wedding of Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and Princess Sarah. The dinner was attended by Bahrain's King Hamad, Malaysia's King Agong, Japan's Crown Prince NaruHito, Philippines' President Gloria Arroyo as well as other leaders from the area. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Brunei : Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Consort Hajah Saleha offer a banquet dinner at Istana Nural Iman palace in Brunei, on September 10, 2004, for the wedding of Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and Princess Sarah. The dinner was attended by Bahrain's King Hamad, Malaysia's King Agong, Japan's Crown Prince NaruHito, Philippines' President Gloria Arroyo as well as other leaders from the area. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Brunei : Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Consort Hajah Saleha offer a banquet dinner at Istana Nural Iman palace in Brunei, on 10 September 2004 for the wedding of Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and Princess Sarah. The dinner was attended by Bahrain's King Hamad, Malaysia's King Agong, Japan's Crown Prince NaruHito, Philippines' President Gloria Arroyo as well as other leaders from the area. Pictured : The palace of Istana Nural Iman with fireworks to celebrate the wedding and mark the end of the banquet. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Brunei : Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Consort Hajah Saleha offer a banquet dinner at Istana Nural Iman palace in Brunei, on 10 September 2004 for the wedding of Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and Princess Sarah. The dinner was attended by Bahrain's King Hamad, Malaysia's King Agong, Japan's Crown Prince NaruHito, Philippines' President Gloria Arroyo as well as other leaders from the area. Pictured : The palace of Istana Nural Iman with fireworks to celebrate the wedding and mark the end of the banquet. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Brunei : The -Muleh Tiga Hari- ceremony, a Malay traditional ceremony to mark the return of the Royal Couple to the groom's parents house, was held at the Istana Nural Iman royal palace in Brunei on September 12, 2004. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA.

Royal Wedding in Brunei : The -Muleh Tiga Hari- ceremony, a Malay traditional ceremony to mark the return of the Royal Couple to the groom's parents house, was held on the 12th September 2004 at the Istana Nural Iman royal palace. Photo : Balkis Press / Abaca

Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra has decided to Divorce. This was announced at a press conference. The couple had been married 9 years and they have two sons. Photo by Imagine/ABACA.

Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra has decided to Divorce. This was announced at a press conference. The couple had been married 9 years and they have two sons. Photo by Imagine/ABACA.

Brunei's royal couple wed 10 days ago in what is regarded as the -world's richest wedding- keep touring the Sultanate of Brunei as a part of their honeymoon, on 18 September 2004. Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah and Princess Sarah are celebrated by the population, where dances and fireworks are given for them. They also receive many gifts and sign autographs on their wedding. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA.