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Brunei's Sultan strips daughter-in-law's royal title over disrespect

Brunei's Sultan strips daughter-in-law's royal title over disrespect

The Sultan of Brunei is like a king who rules a small country in Asia.

He has a big family with princes and princesses.

The Sultan gave his son's wife a special royal title.

A royal title is a fancy name that shows someone is part of the royal family.

On August 8, the Sultan took that title away from her.

He said it was because she did not show enough respect to him.

The change happened right away.

The woman is married to the Sultan's son, Prince Abdul Malik.

Prince Abdul Malik is fourth in line to become the Sultan one day.

The Sultan is also one of the longest-serving kings in the world.

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