Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim
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“This is a special ceremony of the Negeri Sembilan royal family and it’s usually done to celebrate the arrival of the eldest child. The rituals are performed for mums-to-be to have a safe, natural birth,” explains Tunku Dara Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah, of the steeped in tradition ceremony to welcome her 6th grandchild. Mum-to-be Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim looked radiant and unnoticeably pregnant in her final trimester, and she had nothing but praise for her mother-in-law. “It’s such a lovely ceremony with close family and friends, I will never forget it,” she gushes.

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Photo 1 of 19 Coconut-splitting ceremony to predict the gender of the baby
Photo 2 of 19 Tunku Datin Myra Madihah and Puteri Badrinese Zakuan-Alauddin
Photo 3 of 19 Tengku Alana Shah and Tunku Irinah Tuanku Ja'afar
Photo 4 of 19 Redzuan Ibrahim
Photo 5 of 19 Cassidy La Creme and Joanna Lee
Photo 6 of 19 Tunku Dara Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah, Che Puan Nora Marzuki and Tunku Datuk Mudzaffar
Photo 7 of 19 Jeslina Hashim and Tunku Eddy Nasruan
Photo 8 of 19 Tunku Ivy Muhsinah Winter and Tunku Rafidah Mustapha
Photo 9 of 19 Che Puan Claire Rania Moore, Tunku Idris Arthur and Tunku Danny Nasaifuddin
Photo 10 of 19 Tunku Dato’ Seri Utama Naquiyuddin, Tuanku Najihah Tunku Besar Burhanuddin and Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja'afar
Photo 11 of 19 Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim and Tunku Nadzimuddin Tunku Mudzaffar
Photo 12 of 19 Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim
Photo 13 of 19 A short prayer to ensure the wellbeing of mother-to-be and her baby
Photo 14 of 19 Tunku Dato' Seri Nadzaruddin and Tunku Dato' Seri Mimi Wahida
Photo 15 of 19 The parents-to-be and their lunch party
Photo 16 of 19 Tunku Dato' Maziah Mustapha, Tunku Rafidah Mustapha and Tunku Datuk Mudzaffar
Photo 17 of 19 Puan Sri Maznah Ramli, Puan Sri Masnah Rais, Puan Sri Sabihah Mohd Salleh, Raja Datin Massaha Raja Harun, Datin Tok Puan Siti Rohani Ismail and Datin Paduka Jamaiyah Daud
Photo 18 of 19 Tunku Dato' Seri Nurul Hayati, Tuanku Najihah Tunku Besar Burhanuddin and Tunku Shahariah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Photo 19 of 19 Anne Dunne, Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim and Mischelle Mariam