The Crown Prince of Bhutan has undertaken
his first solo engagement on his mother, Queen Jetsun Pema’s 32nd
birthday. The Gyalsey, as he is known in Bhutan, opened the Jigme
Namgyel Wangchuck Super FabLab (SFL) at the TechPark in Thimphu and
the FabLab network, the latter of which is only the third of its
kind in the world. The former was built by the Druk Holding and
Investments…
The Bhutanese Royal Family has marked the
400th anniversary of the Central Monk Body’s founding with a prayer
ceremony. The royals marked the day, which falls on 11 May, at
Punakha Dzong. King Jigme Khesar, Queen Jetsun Pema, Crown Prince
Jigme Namgyel and Prince…
At only six-years-old, he’s the youngest
heir crown prince in the world. The Dragon Prince is the elder son
of King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema and is known as Druk
Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel (or Dragon Prince Jigme Namgyel) of Bhutan.
The Crown Prince of Bhutan…
A new photo has been released by the
Royal Office for Media ahead of the Crown Prince of Bhutan’s sixth
birthday on 5 February. Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel, or the Dragon
Prince, is seen sitting on a bed in a black and white image in a
historical building in December 2021. The photo was taken during a
trip with his mother and younger brother, Prince Ugyen Wangchuck,
to Trongsa Dzong…
The Bhutanese Royal Family has released a
new family photo of the King and his young family. King Jigme
Khesar, Queen Jetsun Pema, Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel and Prince
Ugyen Wangchuck are photographed on 29 December on the snowy
grounds of Lingkana Palace in Thimphu.
Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan has taken her
two sons, Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel and Prince Ugyen Wangchuck, to
her paternal ancestral home in Trongsa. The Queen took her sons to
visit the home in Tangsibji village while she was on a trip to
Trongsa and Bumthang from 9…
Anniversary photos released for King and Queen of Bhutan's 10th wedding anniversary
14th October 2021
To mark their tenth wedding anniversary,
King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan released two
surprise photos to celebrate. The two images were taken at Lingkana
Palace, the King and Queen’s residence in Bhutan’s capital of
Thimphu. Photo: Royal Office for Media It was initially thought
that the royals were not going to release any new images to
celebrate the day…
The King met Jetsun Pema, who comes from
the country’s elite, when she was around seven-years-old, and he
was 17. Years later, they fell in love and became engaged. He
announced his upcoming marriage during the opening of Parliament in
2011. His Majesty then…
The Royal Office for Media for the King
and Queen of Bhutan has released a new family photo. The new photo
features King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Queen Jetsun Pema,
Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel (5) and Prince Ugyen Wangchuck (18
months). The image was taken in…
The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar,
attended the Attestation Parade of the 77th group of recruits to
the Royal Bhutan Army at the Military Training Centre on Thursday.
He was accompanied by his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema, and their eldest
child, Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel, in Tencholing. Also in
attendance was the Prime Minister of Bhutan and the Chief
Operations Officer of the Royal Bhutan Army.
