King Sultan Ibrahim and Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah grace Putrajaya’s grand 69th National Day parade
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 31 — Malaysia’s King and Queen, Their Majesties Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah, graced...
On August 31, Malaysia's King and Queen, Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah, attended the 69th National Day parade in Putrajaya. This is the third time the royal couple has witnessed the event.
King Ibrahim was installed as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on January 31 and again on July 20, 2024. They arrived at 8am and were greeted by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his wife, as well as Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, chairman of the 2026 Main Committee.
Before the parade commenced, the ceremonial trumpets were played and the national anthem, Negaraku, was performed by the Main Honour Guard band. Five helicopters carrying the Malaysian and military flags flew past the Royal Stage, where Sultan Ibrahim inspected the parade and received the Royal Salute from the 41st Battery of the Ceremonial Royal Artillery Regiment.
This year's parade, themed "Malaysia Madani: Kesejahteraan Dinikmati", is expected to attract over 80,000 spectators and feature 10,819 participants from 76 contingents and 22 brass bands.
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