4,000 join Brunei Sultan's state banquet to celebrate 73rd birthday

Senior government officials and other invited guests attend a state banquet in celebration of Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah's 73rd birthday at Istana Nurul Iman, the royal palace, in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, July 15, 2019. Around 4,000 people comprising of members of the royal families, state dignitaries and foreign diplomatic corps, as well as foreign invited guests attended a grand state banquet in conjunction with the Sultan's 73rd birthday celebration on Monday night at the royal palace - Istana Nurul Iman. Born on July 15, 1946, the Sultan is the world's second longest-reigning current monarch after Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. (Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong)