Emotional farewell, joyous welcome greet beloved Royals

Royal send-off: People bidding farewell to Sultan Abdullah and Tunku Azizah at Jalan Parlimen, Kuala Lumpur, after the sending-off ceremony for the 16th King. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Driven by his profound love and unwavering devotion to the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong, Muhammad Reezuan Wahid braved the morning chill from Banda Hilir, Melaka, to Jalan Parlimen here to personally bid farewell to the royal couple.

Riding a motorcycle and enduring a journey of about 150km did not stop him from witnessing firsthand the symbolic sending-off ceremony of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah after completing their reign yesterday.Muhammad Reezuan, 39, was among thousands of loyal subjects who arrived as early as 6.30am to be part of Malaysians bidding farewell to Their Majesties along Jalan Parlimen to Bulatan Dato’ Onn.