Tengku Shawal looks on as he speaks about his ancestors in Kampong Glam, Singapore, October 2, 2020. Picture taken October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A view of the Malay Heritage Centre museum in Singapore October 2, 2020. Picture taken October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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. Picture taken October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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. Picture taken September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Azan and his father Tengku Indra pose for photos in their home in Singapore September 22, 2020. Picture taken September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Faizal, who says he is a royal descendant, waits for taxi bookings in Singapore October 16, 2020. Picture taken October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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. Picture taken August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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. Picture taken August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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. Picture taken September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Puteri, a royal descendant, speaks with her colleagues at her office in Singapore October 13, 2020. Picture taken October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Faizal, who says he is a royal descendant, picks up passengers in his private hire taxi in Singapore October 16, 2020. Picture taken October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A view of a public housing estate where Tengku Faizal resides (foreground), on the outskirts of Kampong Glam in Singapore October 2, 2020. Picture taken October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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. Picture taken August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Shawal, a royal descendant, writes notes against a list of names of royal descendants given to him, in Singapore August 7, 2020. Picture taken August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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. Picture taken August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A view of Kampong Glam, the Muslim quarter, in Singapore October 2, 2020. Picture taken October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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. Picture taken September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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. Picture taken August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A McDonald's cap is hung on the wall in Tengku Faizal's rental public housing flat in Singapore August 31, 2020. Picture taken August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Faizal, who says he is a royal descendant, prepares to take his daughter to a childcare centre at his rental public housing flat in Singapore August 31, 2020. Picture taken August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Puteri, a royal descendant, and her husband Mohamad Fairoze leave their house to send their children Ashley and Andriy to school, in Singapore October 13, 2020. Picture taken October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Shawal, a royal descendant, shows a replica of a royal crest that he had made for himself to wear, in Singapore August 21, 2020. Picture taken August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Shawal, a royal descendant, poses with his family by the window of their public housing apartment in Singapore August 21, 2020. Picture taken August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Street art adorn old conserved shophouses next to the Sultan Mosque in Kampong Glam, Singapore, October 2, 2020. Picture taken October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Shawal, a seventh-generation royal descendant of Sultan Hussein, visits an ancestral burial ground outside Kampong Glam in Singapore October 2, 2020. Picture taken October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Shawal, a royal descendant, gives a tour of his former home the Istana Kampung Glam, which is now the Malay Heritage Centre museum, in Singapore August 7, 2020. Picture taken August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A view of the city skyline overlooking Kampong Glam, the Muslim quarter, in Singapore October 2, 2020. Picture taken October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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. Picture taken August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO

Tengku Indra speaks about his experiences living in Kampong Glam, at his home in Singapore September 22, 2020. Picture taken September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Tengku Shawal, a seventh-generation royal descendant of Sultan Hussein, visits an ancestral burial ground outside Kampong Glam in Singapore October 2, 2020. Picture taken October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su