Princess Hayu () is the fourth child and daughter of Sultan

Hamengkubuwono X Sri Sultan Hamengkubawono X ( Hanacaraka: , also spelled as Hamengkubawana X, often abbreviated as HB X; born Bendara Raden Mas Herjuno Darpito, 2 April 1946) is the Sultan of the historic Yogyakarta Sultanate in Indonesia and is currently ...

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and his consort, Ratu Hemas. She is married to Prince Notonegoro, an executive in the

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and a professional in the

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, New York, United States.

Early life

Princess Hayu was born in Yogyakarta on 24 December 1983. She is the fourth daughter of five siblings: 1.

Princess Mangkubumi Her Royal Highness Princess Mangkubumi Hamemayu Hayuning Bawana Langgeng ing Mataram ( jv, ꦩꦁꦑꦸꦨꦸꦩꦶ, Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Mangkubumi, born as Gusti Raden Ajeng Nurmalitasari on 24 February 1972, later known as Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Pem ...

, 2. Princess Condrokirono, 3. Princess Maduretno, 4. Princess Hayu and 5. Princess Bendara. She spent her early childhood mostly in Yogyakarta. One of her particular interests when she was a child were games, mostly puzzles and Lego. In her adolescent days, she also enjoyed sports, especially roller-skating. She competed in a national championship to represent her province in 1992 and won a gold medal. Princess Hayu attended junior high school in Australia for a year before returning to Indonesia. She then continued her studies at SMAN 3 Padmanaba Highschool Yogyakarta, a high school that was also attended by her future husband Prince Notonegoro. After spending a year in Padmanaba Highschool, she moved to

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and went to the International School of Singapore. Following her graduation from high school, Hayu decided to study Information Technology. She took a Computer Science Major at

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, in the US, before moving to

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in England to study Design and IT Project Management.

Marriage

Hayu's marriage to Prince Notonegoro received heavy public attention since the engagement was announced on 20 June 2013. The couple had been dating for 10 years and knew each other from a young age as their respective mothers are friends. Hayu's mother Ratu Hemas requested Noto to help her daughter when she started attending college in the US. Notonegoro, who was pursuing graduate studies in the US at that time, met the princess in New York and the romance began there. Since Hayu was the last of her parents' children to get married, the wedding was arranged as a cultural event for the people in Yogyakarta. While the previous royal weddings only involved a parade of five royal horse carriages, Hayu's wedding had twelve horse carriages to transport all the members of the Royal Family of Yogyakarta. The wedding also managed to boost tourism in

which is a touristic destination in the first place. On 22 October 2013, Princess Hayu was officially married to Prince Notonegoro. The royal wedding in Yogyakarta Palace was conducted over three consecutive days. Thousands of guests attended the royal wedding including the

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Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Consistent with the Muslim tradition, the wedding solemnisation ritual ''Ijab qabul'' was conducted by the Sultan himself without the presence of the bride. The wedding vow was conducted in archaic Javanese language, which translated as: ''"I, Prince Notonegoro, today carry out Your Majesty's command to marry your daughter Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu with the Holy Quran and a set of prayer outfits as a dowry." '' At the culmination of the wedding Princess Hayu and Prince Notonegoro were paraded in the city. Thousands of people turned out to witness this parade. On August 18, 2019 Princess Hayu gave birth to their first child, a baby boy named Raden Mas Manteyyo Kuncoro Suryonegoro.

Professional experience

Following her graduation from college, Princess Hayu worked at a software house in Jakarta as a project manager for

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. After three years in this business, she moved to her hometown

and became a

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for

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, a global game company. She is now also serving as the chief of Tepas Tandha Yekti, a new department in the Palace which manages IT and documentation affairs. Hayu's figure as a professional worker has changed people's perceptions about the role and status of women in the Javanese royal court. Princess Hayu is seen as a modern independent woman which negates the image of woman being subservient in Javanese culture especially among royals. Hayu's professional career *2007-2008: Microsoft Indonesia – Internship Programme *2009-2012: Aprisma Indonesia – Project Manager *2012-2013: Gameloft Indonesia – HD Game Producer *2012–present: Tepas Tandhayekti – Penghageng (Chief)

References

External links

Personal blogHayu and Notonegoro's weddingA Royal Wedding in IndonesiaThe Royal Wedding Indonesia gets setIndonesia Royal Wedding
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