Marriage and Children
On 9 September 2004, (aged 30), he married 17-year old Pengiran Anak Sarah at Nurul Iman Palace in Bandar Seri Begawan. Guests included the Duke of Gloucester, Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Princes Bandar and Saud al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia, the King of Bahrain and other Malaysian sultans. The wedding was also attended by heads of state and government from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The wedding included a bersanding ceremony, and a drive around Bandar Seri Begawan in a golden-topped Rolls Royce.
On 17 March 2007 their first child, future heir to the Brunei throne, was born and named Pengiran Muda 'Abdul Muntaqim. Their daughter, Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah, was born on 2 January 2011.
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