Malaysia's Sultan Abdullah and former actress Julia Rais' daughter Princess Ilyana of Malaysia, 29, married British racing driver Christopher Froggatt, 32, over the weekend.
The couple gathered their friends and family in Kuala Lumpur, where the bride walked down the aisle in a heavily embroidered column wedding dress by Malaysian designer Radzuan Radziwill. Features included long sleeves, puff shoulders and an embellished skirt, which tied in with Ilyana's glittering bridal jewellery.
As well as an heirloom necklace that fell in the same V-neck as her dress, the bride wore a sentimental tiara that had been in the family for generations – but she opted for the newly-tweaked version.
According to the Royal Watcher, the Queen Azizah Diamond Tiara was originally acquired from the Belgian jeweller Wolfers in Brussels, but it has been loaned to brides such as Tengku Nurul Kamalia for her 2008 wedding to Dato Ahmad Najmi and Puteri Afzan Shakira when she married Khairul Fahmy in 2015.
Three years later, the original design underwent a makeover for the Sultan's daughter Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan's wedding to Tengku Dato Sri Abu Bakar Ahmad in 2018, with three diamond stars added to the middle section for a more striking overall appearance.
The star version stood out against Princess Ilyana's dark hair, which she had parted in the centre and styled in a beautiful low bun. She later changed into a lace wedding dress with an embroidered veil held in place with another tiara, accessorising with green earrings and a diamond choker from the Pahang royal collection.
Meanwhile, the groom, who is the founder of Tempesta Racing, wore a matching ceremonial tengkolok.
Inside Princess Ilyana's royal wedding
Chris and Ilyana kept their relationship under wraps, so very little is known about their love story before their wedding.
The celebrations started on 7 August, when the couple held their wedding at the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. This included the marriage vows and exchange of rings, as well as the presentation of the mas kahwin (or the dowry).
The Kesultanan Pahang later explained there were several traditional ceremonies witnessed by the Crown Prince of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, and the representative of the Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Shaikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan.
The couple had the Istiadat Menyuap Nasi Semangat (feeding the ceremonial rice) followed by the Istiadat Bersanding dan Merenjis (the sprinkling ceremony), before His Royal Highness performed the Istiadat Meletakkan Panca Bicara to show his blessing of the newlyweds.
Following the wedding, the Royal Household of Pahang released an official statement that read: "May Her Royal Highness Tengku Puteri Raja Tengku Puteri Ilyana and Christopher Lionel Froggatt be blessed with happiness, grace, and lasting prosperity in sailing the ark of marriage, building a family that is sakinah, mawaddah wa rahmah [tranquil, loving, and merciful]."
