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Singapore jeweller’s crowning moment: designing Brunei Princess Anisha Rosnah’s tiara worn at her wedding

  • The tiara made of 18-carat gold and 838 diamonds first appeared at Princess Azemah Bolkiah’s wedding last year
  • Singapore jeweller Flower Diamond has earned the trust of the Bruneian royals for years and several staff attended Princess Anisha’s wedding

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Brunei Princess Anisha Rosnah at her wedding ceremony at Istana Nurul Iman, Bandar Seri Begawan, on January 14. Prince Abdul Mateen weds his fiancee in a lavish 10-day celebration. Photo: EPA-EFE
Designing the tiara that would be worn by Princess Anisha Rosnah during her lavish wedding to one of Asia’s most eligible bachelors, Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei, was a “once in a lifetime experience” for Singaporean jewellery designer Roslind Ng.
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The 10-day wedding event, which kicked off on January 7, featured several banquets, a royal court of musicians and a star-studded guest list, all befitting a royal family with enormous wealth – Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei and father of Prince Abdul Mateen, alone had an estimated net worth of US$28 billion in 2022.
Ng said she spent eight gruelling months coming up with designs and sourcing the stones for Princess Anisha’s tiara. The 53-year-old creative director of Flower Diamond in Singapore felt a wave of happiness and excitement when she saw the striking 132-carat diamond crown worn by the princess on the eighth day of the royal ceremony and procession.
A sketch of the tiara worn by Bruneian Princess Anisha Rosnah during her wedding to Prince Abdul Mateen earlier this month. Photo: Flower Diamond
A sketch of the tiara worn by Bruneian Princess Anisha Rosnah during her wedding to Prince Abdul Mateen earlier this month. Photo: Flower Diamond

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime and we won’t be making crowns like these very often. There will not be a second piece so soon,” said Ng.

“We felt very proud and honoured that we could do something like this.”

The tiara, made entirely of 18-karat gold and embellished with 838 diamonds – including 38 square-shaped, 14 oval-shaped, 19 pear-shaped, and 767 round brilliant-cut diamonds – made its first appearance at Princess Azemah Bolkiah’s wedding last year.

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The brief that was given by Princess Azemah was a tiara that was “modern, but with a classic look” that drew attention to the bigger diamonds, Ng said.

Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (right), Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen (second from right) and bride Anisha Rosnah (second from left), Queen Hajah Saleha attend their wedding reception on January 15. Photo: Brunei’s Information Department via AP
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (right), Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen (second from right) and bride Anisha Rosnah (second from left), Queen Hajah Saleha attend their wedding reception on January 15. Photo: Brunei’s Information Department via AP
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