Most girls dream of being a Disney princess. Stumble upon a royal, fall in love, get married and live happily ever after. With both Prince William and recently Prince Harry out of the market, so who is on top of the food chain now? Who is the most stellar prince?
I would say it’s Royal Highness Prince Abdul Mateen from Brunei. The 26-year-old prince has a whopping 743,000 followers on Instagram while Brunei 2016’s population is only 423,196! It’s clear that he is truly hitting the international fame and let us tell you why:
He is the tenth out of the twelves sons and daughters born to Brunei’s ruler, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
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His father, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, has a net worth of RM81 billion
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He was born on 10 August 1991 to the Sultan and his second wife, Puan Hjh Maryam, which was then divorced in 2003
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He told GQ Thailand that he “doesn’t like to flaunt his family’s wealth”
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“More interested in the simple life, his passions, time with family and friends, and his other noble pursuits.”
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But his Instagram posts flaunt his lavish lifestyle with flying in private jets, playing polo, cuddling wild animals……
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Not forgetting the showcasing of his exotic cars
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And insanely expensive watch
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He is the perfect specimen of men in suit
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And when he is in casual, his style still tops everyone
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Did we forget to show you of him in royal attire?
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He often posts himself with exotic and expensive-looking animals, especially tiger cubs, and reportedly calls himself the “father of tigers”
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Here is a picture of him with a mini horse
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…and with a fluffy cat
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Is it fair for us to compare him to Christain Grey because apparently, he flies jets too!
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His adventure of skydiving…
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…Diving/snorkeling…
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Here is an Old Spice Commercial-looking photo
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Don’t ask us why there’s a horse in the ocean.
He is a lieutenant in the Brunei army, graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK, in 2011, which he called “the greatest thing he’s ever done.”
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He entered Sandhurst when he was 18 as one of the youngest candidates, he said in an interview in GQ Thailand
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“Sandhurst is basically a 44-week gruelling course of leadership, mental strength and physical strength basically testing your ability to function under extreme pressure,” he said.
The most gruelling thing he did at Sandhurst was a digging exercise
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“We had to dig trenches for three days straight non-stop with no sleep, and every time I started to fall asleep, the instructors would kick me and wake me up – because that’s what they are trying to do, physically exhaust you to your limit,” he told GQ.
“At the end of it, having been physically exhausted beyond my limit, they would make us think, and solve problems – and that was one of the toughest things I’ve ever had to do.”
He is also a Master’s Degree holder in Arts from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
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He is musical, too. He used to play drum, now a bit of guitar
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This is just a fraction of his stories and adventures. It looks like there is almost nothing Prince Abdul Mateen can’t do. A military trained lieutenant and also an art Master’s degree holder; flies a jet and also drives exotic cars; plays guitar and also plays polo.
Truly having a grace of a prince. So girls (and boys), do follow his Instagram @tmksi for all his latest update ya. You can try your luck by dropping a DM, too! You will never know.
News source: Business Insider
