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5 commoners who married into Malaysian royalty, from Julia Rais – the wife of Sultan Abdullah of Pahang – to actress and model Juliana Evans
STORYNaressa Khan
- The British royal family has Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton and Antony Armstrong-Jones, but many Malaysian royals have married commoners too
- These couples include Dennis Muhammad Abdullah and Tunku Aminah Sultan Ibrahim, whose lavish 2017 wedding featured a performance by Nicole Scherzinger
The idea of commoners marrying into royalty might have been a frowned-upon taboo back in the day, but thanks to the likes of Antony Armstrong-Jones, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, it’s become pretty normalised to many monarchies now.
And British royals aren’t the only ones taking commoners as spouses – so are members of the Malaysian royal family. So just who charmed their way into Malaysian royal hearts with their strong characters and dashing good looks?
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Juliana Evans
British-Malaysian Juliana Evans may not have been born royal, but she is no stranger to the limelight. The doe-eyed beauty, who is married to Selangor state’s Tengku Shariffuddin Shah Tengku Sulaiman Shah, is a famous actress, model and businesswoman.
These days, Evans splits her time evenly between royal duties, mothering her baby daughter Tengku Kamaliah, appearing on TV and commandeering her jewellery brand Jevans Jewelry.
Amelia Thripura Henderson
Despite her young age, 25-year-old Amelia Thripura Henderson is something of a veteran in the Malaysian entertainment scene; the Malaysian-Indian-Scottish model and actress has been in front of cameras since childhood.