From ‘sirih lat-lat’ to ‘nasi semangat’: Tradition meets splendour in Pahang princess Tengku Afzan’s royal wedding ceremony

KUANTAN, Aug 26 — The royal wedding ceremony of Sultan Pahang’s daughter, Tengku Puteri Raja Tengku Puteri Afzan Aminah Hafidzatullah, and her partner FD Idzham FD Iskandar took place with full traditional splendour at Balai Mahkota, Istana Abdulaziz, yesterday evening. The ceremony was witnessed by Sultan Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin …

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Honoring postal workers on stamps in 1973 and 1912-13

U.S. Stamp Notes by John M. Hotchner The United States Postal Service Employees issue of 1973 (Scott 1489-1498) was ground-breaking, not because it honored postal workers, but because it was the first U.S. horizontal commemorative issue to have 10 different designs connected horizontally in five rows across the 50-stamp pane. …

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Born fifth in line to the throne but when duty called, the Duke of Gloucester, 80 today, didn’t hesitate… The Prince who knows all about being a ‘Spare’ – but became the Royal Family’s greatest rock

He was the princely spare who married a beautiful foreigner without any aristocratic credentials. Eclipsed by his dashing elder brother, Prince William, he chose to pursue a career outside the constraints of royal life. But when tragedy struck, duty ­beckoned. And unlike a rather more notorious ­second sibling of modern …

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William’s ‘back to work’ look: Royal fans mourn Prince of Wales’s ‘sexy scruff’ as he appears at church without his beard – after sending them wild with his stubble in Team GB video

Royals fans were quite taken by Prince William’s ‘rugged’ appearance earlier this month as he appeared in star-studded video praising Team GB’s Olympic efforts while showcasing a beard. However the facial hair didn’t last long, as the Prince of Wales, 42, was spotted clean shaven alongside his wife, the Princess …

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Malaysian Navy vessel KD Pendekar sinks off Johor coast

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 —The navy vessel KD Pendekar which experienced “severe flooding” following a leak earlier today has completely sunk off the coast of Johor. In a statement this evening, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) said the KD Pendekar sank at 3.54pm two nautical miles southeast of Tanjung Penyusop. …

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