King Attends Son S Military Graduation

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The King and Queen with Queen Elizabeth II at a luncheon in Buckingham Palace on Thursday (Dec 12)
LONDON (Bernama): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah stepped foot on the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) on Friday (Dec 13), to reminisce on the time when His Majesty undertook training at the academy more than 40 years ago
Sultan Abdullah attended the academy from 1978 to 1979 and was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II in 1980
Today's visit was made even sweeter as his son, the Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah marched on the sovereign's parade, which marked the end of a hard year of military training
Earlier, upon arrival, His Majesty accompanied by Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah were received by RMAS's Commandant, Major General Paul Nanson
Sultan Abdullah, wearing an army uniform, was then given the honour to take the salute of the parade
The ceremony commenced with the parade inspection by Sophie, the Countess of Wessex
Another Malaysian, Muhamad Muiz Muzammil Mukhtar, was also among the 242 cadet officers commissioned at the ceremony
RMAS is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre
Also present at the ceremony were High Commissioner of Malaysia to Britain Datuk Mohamad Sadik Kethergany and Royal Malaysian Air Force chief General Tan Sri Affendi Buang
Sultan Abdullah and Tunku Azizah are currently in the UK on a special visit till Dec 16
The special visit to the UK is Sultan Abdullah’s fourth overseas trip after the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Japan in June, July and October, respectively, since being sworn in as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong in January. - BernamaTunku Azizah Mahmood Iskandar@cheminahsayang·2hmy proudest moment ... to see my beloved Hassanal s soveriegn parade ...0:2738.6K views551.3K6.3K

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