Istana Nurul Iman

On 16 June 2010, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced that he had divorced Azrinaz with a single talaq for "special reasons." She was striped of all of her titles, state decorations, and honours. The Sultan received full custody of the children and according to Azrinaz, she has not been able to see them since the divorce.

Though only accessible to those on official business, the Palace, which name means "The Palace of the Light of Faith", is however open to the public for three days a year, when His Majesty usually holds an "Open House" to greet his subjects and visitors alike on the occasion of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, the religious ...