PART 2---ARRIVAL OF FIRST LADY DATIN SERI PADUKA ROSMAH MANSOR, WIFE OF PRIME MINISTER DATUK SERI NAJIB TUN RAZAK, AT THE INTERNATIONAL TABLE SETTING EXHIBITION AT CNETRE COURT AT THE PAVILION KUALA LUMPUR

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The recent International Art of Table Setting Exhibition at Centre Court, Pavilion KL, from 9 to 10 April 2014 was a big success. 

The event was organised by PERWAKILAN in conjunction with Visit Malaysia 2014 to promote and showcase the table arts from various nations.

Each table setting reflected the customs, traditions and styles of each nation and was laid by the spouse of the various embassy.

The embassies that participated were Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Korea, Myanmar, Holland, Philippines, Oman, Sudan, Turkey, USA, Turkey, Vietnam, Palestine and of course Malaysia. Dato Sri Rezza Shah showcased an eco-friendly and simplistic table setting while The Pavilion KL laid an elaborate long table inspired by Japanese culture in honour of Tokyo Street on the 6th floor,

The Guest of Honour was Prime Minister's spouse Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor and former First Lady Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamed Ali the wife of Tun Dr Mahathir mohd.

Other VIPs were Datin Rohayazam Kamaruzaman, president of PERWAKILAN, HRH Princess Nrodom Arunrasmy, Head of Diplomatic Corps, Cambodian ambassador and sister of HM The King of Cambodia, Datin Norashikin Datuk Abdul Ghani wife of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Datin Sri Siti Rubiah Datuk Abdul Samad, spouse of Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The arrival of First Lady Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor spouse of Prime Minister of Malaysia was loudly applauded by everyone. After the welcome speech by Datin Sri Rubiah Datuk Abdul Samad, Datin Paduka Sri Rosmah Mansor gave a stimulating and well received speech. She declared the exhibition opened and a fashion show followed, hosted by Dato Sri Rezza Shah.

Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor greeting her predecessor Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali

Datin Paduka Sri Rosmah the wife of current Prime Minister and Tun Dr Siti Hasmah, the wife of former Prime Minister

You can't see her face but only hair but this is Princess Dr Becky Leogardo shaking hands with First Lady Datin Paduka Sri Rosmah Mansor

Speech by Datin Sri Rubiah Datuk Abdul Samad,

Datin Sri Rubiah, wife of Minister of Foreign Affairs

Datin Paduka Sri Rosmah Mansor

The First Lady giving her speech

Datin Paduka Sri Rosmah Mansor was delighted to be guest of honour

The official ribbon cutting ceremony

Datin Sri Rubiah and Datin Paduka Sri Rosmah Mansor cutting the red ribbon

A Thank You kiss

The exhibition is opened!

Group photo

VIPs

VIPs

Group pix

VIPs

Helping hand

Start of Malay bridal fashion show by Dato Sri Rezza Shah showcasing wedding garments from the various states of Malaysia

Modern batek by Kraftangan Malaysia

Joyce Yap, CEO of Pavilion KL, showing the VIPs around and taking them to all the table settings

This is the Pavilion table

Current and former First Ladies!

Dato Sri Rezza Shah eco-friendly table

Shirley Lenz, wife of Swiss ambassador, greeting Datin Paduka Sri Rosmah Mansor, spouse of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, Shirley Lenz and Princess Dr Becky Leogardo

Joyce Yap, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah and Princess Dr Becky Leogardo

Angie Lim joins in

First Lady with Ecuador ambassador

Ecuador table

That is Ecuador ambassador at right

Dutch table

Holland table had oranges to denote House of Orange Nassau the ruling royal family

Dutch table

Dutch table

Holland 

Holland

Netherlands

Holland

Myanmar

Myanmar

Myanmar

Myanmar

Palestine

First Lady reading the information on table setting

Philippines table

Philippines

Gina Frias showing the First Lady of Malaysia

Princess Dr Becky Leogardo in Filipino national costume

Cuba

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey

USA

USA

USA

China

China

China

China