Tengku Shawal, a royal descendant, adjusts his kain samping over his Baju Kurung traditional costume at the Malay Heritage Center museum, which was formerly his home, in Kampong Glam, Singapore August 7, 2020.
Tengku Shawal, a royal descendant, poses for photos with his mother (R-L) Tengku Fatimah, wife Sa'adah Binti Othman, sister Tengku Intan, daughter Tengku Puteri and her husband Mohamad Fairoze at Intan's home in Singapore August 21, 2020.
The official seal of Sultan Hussein Shah dating from 1809 is enclosed in a display box at Tengku Indra's home in Singapore September 22, 2020.
Tengku Indra, who says he is a royal descendant, sits in front of a green backdrop as he attends a Zoom meeting as a C-suite coach at his home in Singapore September 22, 2020.
A view of the Malay Heritage Centre museum in Singapore October 2, 2020.
Tengku Faizal, who says he is a royal descendant, puts a mask on his daughter Tengku Sahfira before leaving for the childcare centre at his rental public housing flat in Singapore August 31, 2020.
Tengku Azan and his father Tengku Indra pose for photos in their home in Singapore September 22, 2020.
A view of Kampong Glam, the Muslim quarter, in Singapore October 2, 2020.
Tengku Shawal, a seventh-generation royal descendant of Sultan Hussein, visits an ancestral burial ground outside Kampong Glam in Singapore October 2, 2020.
Tengku Faizal, who says he is a royal descendant, picks up passengers in his private hire taxi in Singapore October 16, 2020.
Tengku Azan and his mother, Jamilah Omar, look through old family photos of their time living in Kampong Glam, at their home in Singapore September 22, 2020.
Tengku Shawal, a royal descendant, writes notes against a list of names of royal descendants given to him, in Singapore August 7, 2020.
Tengku Puteri, a royal descendant, speaks with her colleagues at her office in Singapore October 13, 2020.
Tengku Indra speaks about his experiences living in Kampong Glam, at his home in Singapore September 22, 2020.
Tengku Faizal, who says he is a royal descendant, brings his daughter Tengku Sahfira to the childcare centre at his rental public housing flat in Singapore August 31, 2020. Picture taken August 31, 2020.
Tengku Faizal's wife, Rahayu, leaves the house for her shift at McDonald's as she helps to provide for the family after Faizal's earnings took a hit due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore August 31, 2020.
Tengku Shawal, a royal descendant, talks as his daughter Tengku Puteri (L) and his sister Tengku Intan (C) reminisce over old family photos at Intan's home in Singapore August 21, 2020.
Tengku Faizal's wife, Rahayu, works at McDonald's as she helps to provide for the family after Faizal's earnings took a hit due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore August 31, 2020.
Tengku Shawal, a royal descendant, says a prayer next to the tombstone of his great-great- grandfather, Tengku Alam, at the ancestral mausoleum in Sultan Mosque, Singapore, October 2, 2020.
Tengku Faizal, who says he is a royal descendant, waits for taxi bookings in Singapore October 16, 2020.
Street art adorn old conserved shophouses next to the Sultan Mosque in Kampong Glam, Singapore, October 2, 2020.
Tengku Shawal looks on as he speaks about his ancestors in Kampong Glam, Singapore, October 2, 2020.
A view of a public housing estate where Tengku Faizal resides (foreground), on the outskirts of Kampong Glam in Singapore October 2, 2020.
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