Today is the birthday of Yang Di Pertuan Agong, the King and head of state of Malaysia. Events include a ceremonial Trooping of the Colors and a rousing performance by a military band. This ceremony symbolizes the Malaysian Armed Forces’ pledge of loyalty to His Majesty the King of Malaysia.
The Malaysian King is one of the few elected monarchs in the world. Since 1993, the full title in Malay has been, Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The consort of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is called the Raja Permaisuri Agong. They are referred to in English as “His Majesty” and “Her Majesty”.
The official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is Istana Negara (the ‘National Palace’) located in Jalan Syed Putra in the federal capital Kuala Lumpur. There are also other residences, such as Istana Melawati in the federal administrative capital Putrajaya which is the royal retreat or ‘istana hinggap’ for Yang di-Pertuan Agong and his family, as well as being the venue of meetings of the Conference of Rulers (Malay: Majlis Raja-raja), which elects the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
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Today is the birthday, in 1948, of Frank Eslersmith, keyboards for the Australian soft rock band Air Supply in the 1970s and during the 1980s. Air Supply scored the 1980 UK No.11 single ‘All Out Of Love’ and the 1981 US No.1 single ‘The One That You Love’. Eslersmith died of pneumonia on March 1st 1991. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY31ZH6hAFI
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