Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the King of Bhutan. His reign began in 2006 after his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated the throne. A public coronation ceremony was held on 6 November 2008, a year that marked 100 years of monarchy in Bhutan.Wikipedia
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was born on 21 February 1980 at Kathmandu (maternity Hospital). [3] He is the eldest son of the fourth Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan, [4] Jigme Singye Wangchuck, and his third wife, Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon. [5] He has a younger sister, Princess Ashi Dechen Yangzom, and brother, Prince Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji, as well as four half-sisters and three half-brothers.
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31, is one of the youngest monarchs in the world. But despite his relative youth, the Bhutanese king was not thrown in at the deep end when he came to the throne in ...
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the fifth and present 'Druk Gyalpo' or the 'Dragon King' of the Kingdom of Bhutan since December 9, 2006. He succeeded his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who formally renounced the throne in favour of his son. A coronation ceremony was publicly held on November 1, 2008, a propitious year that marked the first centenary of Monarchy in Bhutan.
Image Credit: His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Facebook. King Jigme Khesar's marriage to Queen Jetsun Pema in 2011 further solidified his image as a unifying figure in Bhutan. Their royal wedding was celebrated nationwide, symbolizing continuity in the monarchy while embracing modernity. The couple's public appearances often draw ...
King Jigme Khesar was the youngest reigning monarch in the world, being 26 years old when he ascended the throne on 9 December 2006 after his father, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, abdicated the throne in his favour. [2] He was 28 years old when he was crowned on 6 November 2008. [5]
His father, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, abdicated his throne in favour of his eldest son, King Khesar, on 9 December 2006. Further, on the occasion of 100 years of monarchy in Bhutan, on 1 November 2008, a public coronation ceremony was held in which Jigme Khesar was crowned as the fifth monarch of the kingdom of Bhutan.
Apr 8, 2023On a cold but sunny day last December, Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the fifth King of the current line of Dragon Kings, stepped up onto the stage at Thimphu's Changlimithang ...
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the fifth dragon king of Bhutan, was born on February 21, 1980, at the Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital in Kathmandu. Jigme Khesar is the oldest child of Jigme Singye Wangchuk, the fourth reigning monarch, and Tshering Yangdon, his third wife and queen consort.
Jun 14, 2023King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema are expecting baby number 3! The Bhutanese monarchs shared today that Queen Jetsun is pregnant, and due in early autumn. "Their Majesties ...
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