Jefri, meanwhile, once held the record for jewelry, with a million necklace.Two years ago, when the Sultan turned 50, he threw himself a million bash that featured three concerts by Michael Jackson; Guinness called it the most lavish birthday party ever held.4) The crown prince is His Royal Highness and is Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Duli Paduka Sri Pangiran Muda Mahkota (Crown Prince).5) The Sultan's younger sons and grandsons in male line are styled His Royal Highness and are Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Sri Duli Pangiran Muda (Prince).For decades, the House of Bolkiah has kept its proclivities hidden from its 300,000 subjects, who live without political parties or a free press.[Source: Richard Behar, Fortune, February 1, 1999] The primary members of the Brunei royal family are: 1) The Sovereign: Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Sri Baginda Sultan dan Yang di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Dar us-Salam, i.e."If you were a fly on the wall and heard their conversations, they'd take you to Bellevue," says one of the Prince's top aides, who has become increasingly cynical.Jefri himself stays regularly at his Palace hotel in New York City (he also owns the Bel-Air in Los Angeles), but he's never toured the property, let alone the city.
3) The younger wife/wives are styled Her Royal Highness and are Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Pangiran Istri (Princess).
6) The Sultan's daughters and granddaughters in male line are styled Her Royal Highness and are Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Sri Duli Pangiran Anak Putri (Princess).
7) The sons of daughters of the Sultan are Yang Amat Mulia Duli Pangiran Anak, unless the father has a Vizier title.
But everything else they do is in defiance of the Koran and the sharia law they’ve imposed.
“It’s a radical double standard,” says Jillian Lauren, who wrote about her life as a member of Jefri’s harem in her memoir, “Some Girls.” “They have more money than anyone else.