BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – A sombre mood fell across the nation as the death of HRH Prince Haji ‘Abdul ‘Azim was announced Saturday afternoon. The late prince — the second eldest son of the monarch — was just 38 when he passed away at 10am on Saturday morning. The nature of his death was not disclosed by the palace, but a statement from his younger brother HRH Prince ‘Abdul Mateen attributed his passing to multiple organ failure brought on by severe systemic vasculitis. Funeral or jenazah prayers were recited for the late prince at Istana Nurul Iman before his body was taken for burial at the Royal Mausoleum in Bandar Seri Begawan. A large convoy accompanied the late prince’s body to the Royal Mausoleum, which houses the tombs of several Bruneian sultans and members of the Royal Family. The first sovereign buried here was Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin I, who died in 1795. Apart from members of the Royal Family, state dignitaries and cabinet ministers also attended the burial ceremony at the Royal Mausoleum. YAM Tunku Idris Iskandar of Johor also came as the personal representative of his father the Sultan of Johor. A tahlil and talqin was recited for Almarhum. … Continue reading A nation mourns as Prince Azim is laid to rest As flags fly at half-mast, Brunei marks the untimely passing of a young royal