law of royal titles over 'unbecoming' behavior
Key Points:
- The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, has stripped his daughter-in-law, Pengiran Raabi’atul Adawiyyah, of all her royal titles due to behavior deemed "unbecoming" and disrespectful to him.
- The specific details of the incident were not disclosed by the Office of the Grand Chamberlain, which stated the decision was a royal command from the Sultan.
- Pengiran Raabi’atul Adawiyyah married Prince Abdul Malik in 2015, and they have four children together; however, her children’s royal titles remain unaffected.
- Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, 80, is the world’s longest-reigning living monarch and has been both Sultan and Prime Minister of Brunei since its independence in 1984.