King and Queen to forgo six months' of Royal Emoluments in light of Covid-19 pandemic


PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has consented to forego Royal Emoluments to the King and Queen for a period of six months from March this year.

Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said that Sultan Abdullah's made the decision to ease the government's burden in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic.

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