Related: Brunei's Crown Prince weds in a glittering ceremony

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    BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei, Sept. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Newspapers in Brunei on Friday ran full-page coverage of the Bersanding wedding ceremony of Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and his 17-year-old bride, and state television broadcast flashback of Thursday's majestic and glittering ceremony.

    News coverage and pictures of the Royal Couple receiving best wishes and blessings from Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, his wife and other Royal family members took the front page of the country's major newspapers, filled with pages of congratulations and best-wishes from governments and major business players.

    The Borneo Bulletin also devoted several full pages of photos of the grand wedding ceremony held at the spacious throne hall of Istana Nurul Iman, which is inaccessible to Bruneian grass-roots who take the royal residence and government seat as a dream land.

    The Royal Couple, the 30-year-old heir to the throne and his bride Dayangku Sarah binti Pengiran Salleh Ab Rahaman were presented in the pictures as being draped in blue traditional attire and adorned with traditional ornaments and jewelry as they took the center stage, "killing" the films of both local and foreign photographers busy with recording each detail of the newly-weds.

    Under the centuries-old Malay wedding traditions and customs, Thursday's Bersanding ceremony signaled the official marriage of the Royal Couple.

    The sole state-run television in this tiny oil-rich sultanate Radio Television Brunei (RTB) on Friday continued to beam flashback of the pageant in both Malay and English languages, running images of the event which was hailed as a new chapter in the history of the Royal family.

    The RTB, which cut off its regular programming Thursday for its exclusive coverage of the royal show, also devoted considerable period of time to the Royal Wedding procession following the ceremony as the country continues to be bathed in joy and happiness and also kind of self-pride for its rich traditions and customs.

    Coming from all walks of life, tens of thousands of spectators Thursday braved an afternoon tropical downpour to witness what was hailed as a historic moment to greet the Royal Couple.

    Some of them even lined up the streets five hours ahead of the schedule under scathing sunlight in the morning.

    Adding color to the procession were cultural performances at designated areas along the procession route, with dancers gracefully moving to the traditional beats of the local music accompanied by live playing of traditional musical instrument including the "gulingtangan".

    Three grand fireworks displays are set to light up the skies of Bandar Seri Begawan with the first one to follow the Royal Banquet Friday night at the royal palace. Enditem