King Jigme, Queen Jetsun Pema and the Royal Family of Bhutan 1: Ending 2021

[Kasumi]

I would also love to see bigger pictures of the Bhutan royal couple in UK...

This one is big , it's from November 24th, at the Prince's Foundation in London.

**Pic** - credits Getty

 

[Kasumi]

Royal couple during their private visit to Thailand, Nov 23, 2011.

Photo from Facebook

 

[Kasumi]

20th anniversary dinner of UK Bhutan Society - November 25th, 2011

The Bhutan Society of the United Kingdom celebrated it’s 20th anniversary on 25th November 2011. Their Majesties the King and Queen of Bhutan attended the Societies Annual Dinner at the Inner Temple, London.
Besides members of the UK Society, representatives of EU Bhutan Societies were also represented at the Dinner. Henk de Jong and Erica Sluyters, bhutan+partners and Albert van der Schaaf and his wife Paula represented the friends of Bhutan in the Netherlands.
Their Majesties were introduced to the Bhutanese students and to the Bhutan societies’ representatives prior to the dinner. After the dinner the Royal Couple went round and talked to people attending the dinner.
Henk de Jong had the honour and opportunity to inform HM about the 4000 tulip bulbs sent to Bhutan as a gift to the Royal Couple by the World Horticultural Expo Floriade 2012 and the International Flower Bulb Centre with support of the Dutch Embassy in New Delhi and bhutan+partners. He also informed Her Majesty about the request to name one newly cultivated tulip ‘Queen of Bhutan’.
Their majesties are on a private visit to the United Kingdom.
They have spent their honeymoon working with state visits to India and Japan.

Sorry for the pictures so tiny, I haven't found better ones
Isopix gallery

 

[Kasumi]

Bhutan royals trip masks rights issues | The Japan Times Online
The Nov. 15-20 visit by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema — which included meetings with the Imperial family, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and schoolchildren in disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture — received widespread media coverage, and their faces regularly appeared on television and in newspapers.
Following their visit, GNH Travel & Services Co. saw inquiries about tours to Bhutan quadruple and the number of hits on its website jump tenfold, company director Masatoshi Honma said.
"After the royal couple's visit, Japanese have become much more familiar with Bhutan," Honma said.
Kaze-Travel Co., which sells travel packages to destinations off the beaten track, such as Mongolia and Tibet, also received a spike in inquiries about Bhutan after the young royal couple's visit.
Even the country's biggest travel agencies, including industry leader JTB Corp., reported a sharp rise in customers asking about tours to the small nation — population 700,000 — sandwiched between China and India.

 

[Kasumi]

His Majesty arrives back home | BBS
His Majesty the King has arrived in the country following a visit to the United Kingdom where he was elected as Royal Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.
Well known members of the legal society include British Prime Ministers Clement Attlee and George Grenville, Mahatma Gandhi, the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, and economist John Maynard Keynes.
His Majesty received the honour for his efforts in promoting the rule of law and democracy.
His Majesty was accompanied by Her Majesty the Queen.

 

[Kasumi]

Her Majesty Queen Grandmother Ashi Kesang Choedron Wangchuk of Bhutan (nee princess of Sikkim) during royal wedding, October 2011.
HM was born in 1930, and she is a widow of the 3rd King (his one and only wife), mother of the 4th King and grandmother of 5th King.

**Pic**

HM the 4th King with HM the Queen Grandmother

 

[Kasumi]

Royal couple visited Magdalen College (Oxford) - Nov 26, 2011

His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema visited Magdalen College on Saturday 26 November 2011.
The King was a student at the College in 2000.

Article + photo

 

[Kasumi]

Dochula Druk Wangyal Festival - December 13, 2011

HM the King, HM the Queen, HM the Fourth Druk Gyalpo,and other members of the Royal Family graced the first ever Dochula Druk Wangyal Festival.
The festival is a tribute to the wise leadership of the Wangchuck Dynasty. Thousands of people faced the freezing weather to witness the colorful never before seen performances; the dances were mainly performed by the soldiers of the Royal Bhutan Army.
The festival will be held twice a year beginning from 2012.

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More about the festival here and here.

 

[Kasumi]

Smokers hope Bhutan's young king will give them a break - Asia - World - The Independent
Activists in Bhutan are hoping their young king – a man known for his fondness for the occasional cigarette – will enter a controversy that has gripped the country and use royal powers to free a number of people sent to jail after being convicted under tough anti-smoking legislation.

 

[Kasumi]

HM the Queen Mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck (King's aunt) poses for a photo at the Taj Mahal in Agra on December 10, 2011.

**Pic** - Getty

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TM the King Jigme Khesar and the Queen Ashi Jetsun attended the second Armed Forces Day at Tencholing Military Training Centre in Wangduephodrang on December 17th, 2011. - Article and video

**Pic 1** **Pic 2** **Pic 3** - kuensel/Getty

 

[Patra]

HM the King, HM the Queen, HM the Fourth Druk Gyalpo,and other members of the Royal Family graced the first ever Dochula Druk Wangyal Festival.
The festival is a tribute to the wise leadership of the Wangchuck Dynasty. Thousands of people faced the freezing weather to witness the colorful never before seen performances; the dances were mainly performed by the soldiers of the Royal Bhutan Army.
The festival will be held twice a year beginning from 2012.

**Pic 1** **Pic 2** **Pic 3**

More about the festival here and here.

I think Her Majesty is one of the prettiest Queens of our time- such a rare beauty!

 

[Kasumi]

I think Her Majesty is one of the prettiest Queens of our time- such a rare beauty!

The prettiness is not a virtue.
Her Majesty's inner beauty and wisdom is blessing for her kingdom.

 

[Kasumi]

King & Queen celebrate New Year with Paro and Haa people

TM the King and Queen joined the people of Haa to celebrate the Lomba festival. Lomba is celebrated in Haa and Paro districts as the coming of the New Year on December 24th, 2011. - Full article

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[Kasumi]

The New constitution of Bhutan requires the King to retire at the age of 65. - Source

 

[cicimeem]

i love this royal couple, they re young, simple, modest, goejss, brilliant and fashion icon

 

[NGalitzine]

The New constitution of Bhutan requires the King to retire at the age of 65. - Source

I note that it says a monarch must be born to a natural born Bhutanese, so monarchs cannot marry a foreigner or else their children could not succeed to the throne.

 

[Kasumi]

Royal couple at the Opening Ceremony of 8th Session of Parliament

HM the King graced the Opening Ceremony of 8th Session of Parliament on January 4th, 2012. His Majesty was accompanied by HM the Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck.
The members of the parliament took the Oath of Allegiance to His Majesty the King, as per the Constitution. - Source

**Pic 1** **Pic 2** **Pic 3** - Bhutan Today

 

[Kasumi]

Bhutan: The Royal Wedding And Thereafter - Analysis
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The ceremony was carried out in the traditional manner to the last detail by the spiritual head - His Holiness Je Khenpo at the Punakha Dzhong followed by day long celebrations at Thimpu on the 15th.
The festivities that followed were devoid of extravagance and not many VIPs from outside the country were invited. Infact, it was said that the marriage was a “family affair” and rightly so, as the family referred was about those in Bhutan!
The only break from the tradition was the public display of affection by the King towards the Queen on the 15th at Thimpu and this proved to be immensely appreciated by the huge and enthusiastic crowds in the capital.
What one noticed was the genuine affection of the people during the marriage ceremony with people vying with each other to get a glimpse of the royal couple.
This popularity is not a little due to the members of the royalty who have stayed out of controversies and have been immensely popular. Mention should be made of the present King’s father Druk Gyalpo 4 who seemed to have had a benign influence on the people.
It is almost certain that Druk Gyalpo 4 continues to be the guiding factor in the overall progress of the country towards democracy.

 

[Kasumi]

TM the King and the Queen talk to children from the popular Bhutanese TV shows 'Little Stars' and 'Talent Hunt' who were attending the Closing Ceremony of the Parliament as a part of their educational program on January 20th, 2012.

**Pic** - kuensel

 

[Kasumi]

HM the Queen Mother of Bhutan Ashi Sangay Choden at the annual Literature Festival in Jaipur, capital of India's desert state of Rajasthan, January 20, 2012.
The festival aims to showcase the best of Indian, South Asian and international writing in one of the world's fastest-growing publishing markets.

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[Kasumi]

TM the King Jigme Khesar and the Queen Ashi Jetsun invited the 119 school teachers who are training as De-Suups to the Punakha Lingkana Phodrang for Thuep to celebrate Daw Chunipai Losar on January 24th, 2012.
His Holiness the Je Khenpo, accompanied by the Zhung Dratsang Lopens also took part in this traditional celebration.
De-Suups are guardians of peace, a specially trained group of volunteers in disaster management, self management and community leadership.

**Pic** - kuensel

 

[kathia_sophia]

i really like Bhutan traditional clothes, they are so pretty specially for women! (althought i dislike the men's boots)
Queen Jetsun Pema is grogeous in that picture, thanks, and hopefully one day i can see them in a state dinner on a foreign country, i really want to see her in a gala gown and perhaps a tiara, if not, it would be nice just a beautiful hairdoo and nice jewels^^

 

[Kasumi]

TM the King Jigme Khesar and the Queen Jetsun Pema, TM the Queen Mothers and TRH the Princesses offered prayers and Khadars to the memorial of late HH Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche at Dagophu in Paro on February 3rd, 2012.
HH Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche was a spiritual leader of the Nyingma lamas' lineage. He was considered to be an emanation of Longchen Rabjam (Longchenpa), the great fourteenth-century Nyingma Scholar and siddha.

**Pic 1** **Pic 2** - kuensel

 

[Kasumi]

HM the King Jigme Khesar with the Crown Princely couple of Norway and their children at the Lingkana Palace. TRH the Prince (Dasho) Khamsum and the Princess (Ashi) Euphelma were also present.

**Pic** - December 27th, 2010 -- credits kuensel

 

[keroppikeroppi007]

can't wait until the king and queen start their own family

 

[lucien]

Happy Birthday to HM Druk Jigme Namgyal Wangchuk.

 

[Grandduchess24]

Happy belated birthday to HM king jigme of Bhutan
:: Bhutan flags ::

 

[Kasumi]

TM King Jigme Khesar & Queen Ashi Jetsun during their visit to a remote region of Samrang, Sandrup Jongkhar, on February 16-18, 2012.

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**Pic 5** **Pic 6** **Pic 7** - kuensel

When ascending a throne His Majesty had expressed a will to meet his every single subject in person during his reign.

 

[Baroness of Books]

My favorite photo has got to be of the king touching the elderly lady under the chin. What an endearing gesture. It's obvious the king is fulfilling his mission with enthusiasm and great warmth.

 

[jude1237]

My favorite photo has got to be of the king touching the elderly lady under the chin. What an endearing gesture. It's obvious the king is fulfilling his mission with enthusiasm and great warmth.

Yeah it's a very touching picture !!! were was this at ???