'Lil (Tunku Jalil), forgive me for not paying my last respects' - Siti Nurhaliza

Malaysia's darling songstress Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin regrets not being able to pay her last respects to her good friend, Tunku Abdul Jalil Iskandar Sultan Ibrahim, who passed away yesterday.

"I have lost a friend, someone I can joke with or motivate me when I'm down," said Siti who expressed her sadness on her Instagram account earlier today.

"Lil, forgive Mak Iti for not being able to pay my last respects, but you will be forever be in my prayers. Al-Fatihah," she said.

Siti Nurhaliza said she considered Tunku Abdul Jalil, or 'Lil', as how he is fondly known to her, as the "people's prince".

It is understood that the singer is going through a lot right now, having experienced a miscarriage just last Thursday.

Putera Raja yang berjiwa rakyat..Saya kehilangan seorang teman, sahabat, teman bergurau senda & pemberi semangat tiap kali saya kesedihan...tiada lagi panggilan 'makiti' dari insan bernama YAM Tunku Jalil . 'Lil ,maafkan makiti tak dpt menziarah Lil buat kali terakhir namun Lil sentiasa dalam doa Makiti'..Al -Fatihah .

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Dec 5, 2015 at 4:56pm PST

The last time Siti Nurhaliza visited Tunku Abdul Jalil was two weeks ago. She shared her meet with the Johor prince on her Instagram account.

Alhamdullillah, siang tadi sempat menziarahi YAM Tunku Laksamana Johor..Teruskan perjuanganmu @tunkujalil_official ..Allah SWT sentiasa bersama hambaNYA yg Sabar dan berusaha ... #cancer #fighter

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Nov 17, 2015 at 6:07am PST

Tunku Abdul Jalil, the Tunku Laksamana of Johor, breathed his last at 7.11pm on Saturday at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Bahru.

He had been battling Stage 4 liver cancer and had previously underwent a liver transplant in China.

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