Saleha, wife of the Sultan of Brunei, chose an outfit and head covering in a rather psychedelic print for the big day -- very groovy, Your Maj!

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Here's a brand-new country, a brand-new queen, and a Tiara Alert, all in one post!

This is Queen Saleha, wife of the über-rich Sultan of Brunei (that's him on the left).  Every year, a big birthday banquet is thrown in the Sultan's honor -- this year was his 64th.  Happy birthday, Your Maj!

Saleha is the Sultan's primary (and currently his only) wife -- he's been married to two other women during his marriage to Saleha, but both of those marriages have ended in divorce.  Because she's the "first" wife, Saleha gets the title of queen -- and a whole passel of insanely decadent jewels.  She's almost always dripping in them -- but she always wears her tiaras with her religious hijab headdress, as she's done here.

The jewel collection of the Brunei royals is so vast that not much is known about each individual piece, in the way that the provenance of gems is tracked historically through many European royal families.  But what we can say about this one is that it is lousy with diamonds and rubies, and it is tall -- Queen Mary or Queen Alexandra style!

(Thanks to lovely reader Eliza for sending in info about this event!)

Photo Credits: TRF