Brunei holds ceremony for monarch

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (2nd R, front) cuts his birthday cake during a meet-and-greet event in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, July 28, 2019. Brunei held a ceremony of meeting and greeting the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and other members of the royal family at the Taman Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien here on Sunday, with the Sultan witnessing a 15-minute special display by around 500 participants, some of whom had spent two months rehearsing the performance. The meet-and-greet event is part of annual tradition during the Sultan's birthday celebration. The monarch turned 73 on July 15, 2019, and he is the world's second longest-reigning present-day monarch after Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo by Jeffrey Wong/Xinhua)