Malaysia’s Kelantan Crown Prince to marry Swedish national on April 19, months after king brother’s shock abdication
- Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra will marry 33-year-old Swedish national Sofie Louise Johansson in a ceremony ‘on a moderate scale’
- His brother, former king Sultan Muhammad V, shocked the country in January when he abdicated the throne after taking leave for medical reasons
The brother of the Malaysian king who recently abdicated will tie the knot with a Swedish woman on April 19, the Kelantan state palace announced.
Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, 45, the brother of former King Sultan Muhammad V, will marry 33-year-old Swedish national Sofie Louise Johansson.
Johansson worked in England as an au pair and met Tengku Muhammad Faiz when he was a student there, according to Swedish newspaper Expressen.
The closed-door wedding ceremony will be held “on a moderate scale”, official news agency Bernama reported on Saturday.
“His Highness seeks the prayers of the people that his marriage will go smoothly and receive the blessings of Allah until Jannah [paradise],” Kelantan Palace ceremonial chief Tengku Mohamed Faziharudean Tengku Feissal told a press conference at the palace on Saturday.