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King Charles welcomes world leaders to Buckingham Palace on the eve of The Queen’s State Funeral

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18th September 2022
King Charles III and Queen Camilla, accompanied by members of the Royal Family, have hosted a gathering of world leaders at Buckingham Palace in preparation for tomorrow’s State Funeral.  All the leaders that had arrived in London gathered in the Picture Gallery and the King’s Apartment rooms of Buckingham Palace for a cocktail and some canapés.  For security reasons, Buckingham…
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Royal Baby Alert: Queen of Bhutan gives birth to second child

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19th March 2020
The King of Bhutan took to Instagram to announce the birth of a second son. The prince was born earlier today – 19 March 2020 – corresponding with the 25th day of the 1st month of the Male Iron Rat year, in the Lingkana Palace in Thimphu. The full Instagram post reads: “We are honoured to announce the birth of the second Royal Child of Their Majesties The King and Queen, a…
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Who is King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck?

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21st February 2020
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was born on 21 February 1980 in Kathmandu, Nepal, to King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and his third wife, Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon (the current Queen Mother). He has one older sister, Princess Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck (b. 1980) and eight younger…
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King and Queen of Bhutan offer prayers for victims of Sri Lankan attacks

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23rd April 2019
Their Majesties King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema (called The King and The Gyaltsuen, respectively in Bhutan) offered prayers at the Kuenrey of the Tashichhodzong (Buddhist monastery) for those impacted by the terror attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Their Majesties offered a thousand butter lamps filled with clarified butter during their prayers “in memory of…
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