BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam will attend the royal banquet in conjunction with the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the reign of His Royal Highness Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, the Raja of Perlis in Perlis, Malaysia on Thursday (April 17).
The attendance of His Majesty to the historic Silver Jubilee celebrations is upon the invitation of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, in which the instrument of invitation (warkah persilaan) was presented by Yang Amat Mulia Datuk Seri Diraja Syed Badaruddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, Tengku Syarif Bendahara Perlis to Sultan Hassanal at Istana Nurul Iman on Jan 28.
An official reply (warkah balasan) from Sultan Hassanal to attend the Silver Jubilee celebrations was then presented by Chief of Adat Istiadat Negara Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Setia Diraja Sahibul Karib Pengiran Anak Idris Pengiran Maharaja Lela Pengiran Muda Abdul Kahar, to His Royal Highness the Raja of Perlis at Istana Arau, Perlis on March 24. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN
