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Things to Know about the Queen of Bhutan - Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck

The King of Bhutan told reporters. "She is a wonderful human being, intelligent." "She and I share one big thing in common: a love and passion for art."

Early Life of the Queen of Bhutan

Queen Jetsun Pema was born in Thimphu, Bhutan, on 4th June 1990. Her father, Dhondup Gyaltshen is a commercial pilot with Druk Air since 1989 and her mother, Aum Sonam Choki is a descendant of one of Bhutan's oldest noble families. Jetsun Pema is the second oldest of five siblings. She attended various schools including Little Dragon School, the Sunshine School, Changangkha Lower Secondary School in Thimphu, St. Joseph’s Convent in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India, and The Lawrence School in Himachal Pradesh, India. She also graduated from Regent’s College in London with a degree in International Relations with Psychology and Art History as minor subjects.

Becoming Queen

On 13th October 2011, Jetsun Pema was crowned the Queen of Bhutan at age 21 upon marrying King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck who was 31 years old then. This auspicious occasion also makes her the world's youngest queen. 

A chance encounter 23 years ago where the two met at a picnic when she was just 7 and the Crown Prince was 17 has led to the makings of what was deemed as a 'fairy-tale love story' between King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema.

The royal wedding was held in a simple traditional Bhutanese style and took place in the majestic fortress, the Palace of Great Happiness in Punakha, the country's ancient capital. Punakha Dzong is located two hours away from Thimphu and it's one of the most beautiful dzongs in the country. 

Roles and Responsibilities

After becoming the Queen of Bhutan, Jetsun Pema remains very down to earth and is often seen interacting with the locals. She has accompanied her husband on his official visits abroad as well as to remote parts of the country. 

Aside from assisting King Jigme Khesar in his royal duties, Her Majesty is also a champion of various social causes in the country. She is the president of the Bhutan Red Cross Society and the United Nations Environment Program Ozone Ambassador. She is also the Royal Patron of the environment agencies such as National Environment Commission, Royal Society for Protection of Nature and Clean Bhutan as well as other government and non-government agencies on conservation, waste management, and other environmental matters.

Her Majesty is also an advocate for persons with disabilities where she works closely with the government, schools, and NGOs that provide services to enable persons with disabilities to live better lives. Apart from that, she also ensures that children has access to better healthcare and education. Her Majesty is also Royal Patron of the Bhutan Kidney Foundation. Her Majesty's social welfare projects are administered through the Queen's Project such as One Gewog One Product (OGOP) project which helps farmers to boost their income by supporting the production, packaging and marketing of the local produce by the rural communities.

In 2015, there is also a 150-bedded women and child hospital,  Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital  built in honour of Her Majesty. The hospital in Thimphu will cater to all maternal related health services. Additionally, Her Majesty also initiated the first Epidural Labour Analgesia Services in Bhutan for women who would like to opt for some pain relief during labour.

Embracing Motherhood 

On 5th February 2016, the Royal couple welcome their first child, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck who is also affectionately known as the Dragon Prince. The adorable Prince who turned 4 years old this February, is stealing hearts the world over.

On 19th March 2020, coinciding with the  25th day of the 1st month of the Male Iron Rat year, the nation once again rejoices at the birth of the second Royal Prince whose name will be revealed soon. 

In Bhutan, our beloved Kings are the essence and symbol of unity, sacred figures that provide guidance and wisdom from the helm. The Royal birth thus fulfills the hopes of our future generation – a progressive and stable future for Bhutan.

The beautiful royal has been hailed as a fashion icon because of her love for labels and her style. She is considered the epitome of beauty in Bhutan and beyond. Whatever Ashi wears leave a huge influence on women.

French Designer Christian Louboutin Releases Bhutan-inspired Shoe Collection sometime last year, the collection inspired by Bhutanese architecture and the mesmerizing splendour of the Himalayas. According to The Daily Mail, the designs were personally approved by Their Majesties the King and Queen. Louboutin is a regular visitor to Bhutan and is reportedly close friends with Her Majesty the Queen Jetsun Pema.

2020 Special  

On the auspicious occasion of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen 's 30th  birthday, (June 4), we join the entire country in offering our wishes and love to Her Majesty The Queen. Her Majesty's eternal grace and service to the nation alongside His Majesty The King inspires and uplifts us every day. 

Happy Birthday la, Your Majesty!

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Meet the world's youngest queen, 27-year-old Jetsun Pema of Bhutan

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Jetsun Pema, 27, is the world's youngest living queen.

She took the throne at the age of 21 in 2011, when she married King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, now 37.

The couple — who have a 1-year-old son, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck — have both studied in England, share a love of art, and were once dubbed the Will and Kate of The Himalayas .

Speaking about his wife, the king once told local reporters: "I have been waiting for quite some time to get married. But it doesn't matter when you get married as long as it is to the right person. I am certain I am married to the right person."

Meet Jetsun Pema, the youngest queen on the planet.

  On the auspicious occassion of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen's birthday, (June 4), we join the entire country in offering our wishes and love to Her Majesty The Queen. Her Majesty's eternal grace and service to the nation alongside His Majesty The King inspires and uplifts us everyday. Happy Birthday la, Your Majesty. #HerMajesty #QueenJetsunPema #HappyBirthdayYourMajesty #QueenofBhutan #beautiful #June #Bhutan A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Jun 3, 2017 at 7:39am PDT

Jetsun Pema became queen of the kingdom of Bhutan in October 2011, at just 21, when she married 31-year-old King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, also known as the Dragon King.

Before taking the throne, the queen attended Regent's College in London, where she studied international relations, psychology, and art history. The couple apparently share a love of art.

  A student offers a painting of Their Majesties and The Gyalsey #KingJigmeKhesar #QueenJetsunPema #Gyalsey #Bhutan #Blessed #Punakha #Painting A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Apr 18, 2016 at 10:05am PDT

The popular king, also a young monarch, studied at Oxford University.

More than 50,000 Bhutanese citizens attended the final day of wedding celebrations at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu.

Their union has been described as a love marriage, with Pema portrayed as a "commoner by the secretariat. The Washington Post reported that "in one version of events, the two met at a picnic when she was 7 and he was 17; she reportedly came up to him and gave him a hug."

  This wonderful image of Their Majesties, celebrating the Royal Wedding Anniversary which falls this month, features on the free desktop and smartphone wallpaper available on www.yellow.bt. This image is from 14 October 2011, as Their Majesties met hundreds of thousands of people along the highway while returning from Punakha after the Royal Wedding Ceremony to Thimphu. A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Oct 2, 2015 at 4:22am PDT

However, her family apparently has long-term links with the royals. She is the daughter of a pilot, but her paternal great-grandfather was lord of the eastern province of Tashigang, and her maternal grandfather was the half-brother of the wife of Bhutan's second king, according to The Post .

  6 November 2017, Thimphu: Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced a celebration to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol- a United Nations treaty to take steps to protect the ozone layer. Dignitaries and senior officials from the government, UN and private sector also attended the event, which organized by National Environment Commission (NEC). The Montreal Protocol has been the most successful environment treaty of the United Nations, and the only one to receive universal endorsement- where 197 member states unanimously came together to phasing out chemicals that were damaging the Ozone Layer. As a result, more than 99 percent of nearly 100 ozone-depleting chemicals have been phased out, and this has also significantly contributed to climate change mitigation. Protecting the Ozone Layer remains an important endeavor, and these efforts have been bolstered by Her Majesty’s support as the UNEP Ozone Ambassador. The lesson from the success Protocol is being used in efforts to achieve similar collective action for climate change today. A Coffee Table book on 25 Years of Partnership for Environment Conservation, documenting the achievements of the last 25 years, was launched during the event. Refrigeration and Air Condition equipment (RAC) was also handed over to Ministry of Labour and Human Resources to assist the RAC curriculum. In commemoration of the anniversary, the Motithang Park in Thimphu was declared an ‘Ozone Park’. With the support from Thimphu Thromde, the park has been remodeled into an ozone advocacy park, providing information on ozone history and countries’ initiatives for ozone layer protection ever since the ozone hole was discovered in early 1980s. #HerMajesty #QueenJetsunPema #QueenofBhutan #MontrealProtocol #Environment #UNEP #OzoneAmbassador #OzonePark #Thimphu #Bhutan A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Nov 6, 2017 at 7:34am PST

She's known for her charity work for organisations like the Bhutan Red Cross Society, Ability Bhutan Society, and Bhutan Kidney Association.

  8 May 2017: Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the launch of the Bhutan Red Cross Society, coinciding with the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Day. Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen Addressed the event (full speech and Royal photographs on www.facebook.com/QueenJetsun). The launch was attended by the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Her Excellency Annemarie Huber-Hotz, the Vice President of the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent, as well as the regional heads of the IFRC and ICRC. The World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day is observed globally on the birth anniversary of the founder, Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman born in 1828. This year, the theme for the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is ‘Everywhere for Everyone’. The Bhutan Red Cross Society (BCRS) is an autonomous and not-for–profit organization established under the Bhutan Red Cross Society Act 2016. It is a voluntary aid society, auxiliary to the public authorities in the humanitarian field, having the mandates to save lives, protect livelihoods and strengthen recovery from disasters; to enable healthy and safe living; and to promote social inclusion and culture of care and protection. The BRCS is part of a network of the movement with 190 countries having an establishment of a Red Cross or a Red Crescent National Society. The BCRS strives to establish a network of members and volunteers in communities throughout Bhutan to provide services in the areas of social inclusion, health, and disaster risk management that are complimentary to those of the Royal Government and other organizations. Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen is the President of the Bhutan Red Cross Society. #HerMajesty #QueenJetsunPema #QueenofBhutan #BhutanRedCrossSociety #RedCross #World #RedCrossRedCrescentday #HenryDunant #founder #IFRC #ICRC #inauguration #humanitarian #values #volunteerism #equality #Thimphu #Bhutan A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on May 8, 2017 at 5:16am PDT

Despite her royal duties, she appears to be a hands-on mother.

  Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen with His Royal Highness The Gyalsey, at the 109th National Day celebrations in Trongsa. The National Day this year was celebrated in the historic Trongsa District, and attended by several thousand people from Trongsa and other central districts of Bhutan. Hundreds of thousands more watched His Majesty's Address on television and online. This is HRH Gyalsey's first National Day Celebration. #HisMajesty #KingJigmeKhesar #KingofBhutan #HerMajesty #QueenJetsunPema #Gyaltsuen #hisroyalhighness #GyalseyJigmeNamgyel #PrinceofBhutan #Trongsa #NationalDay #Bhutan #celebrations #happiness A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Dec 17, 2016 at 12:28pm PST

She gave birth to the royal couple's first child, a son named Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, in February 2016.

  4 March 2016: Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen with Her Majesty The Royal Grandmother and His Royal Highness The Gyalsey. His Royal Highness The Gyalsey is one-month-old on 5th March. #QueenJetsunPema #Gyalsey #March #RoyalGrandmother #Beautiful #Blessed #Bhutan A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Mar 4, 2016 at 9:14am PST

The king, who also appears to be an involved father, once told reporters: "I have been waiting for quite some time to get married. But it doesn't matter when you get married as long as it is to the right person. I am certain I am married to the right person."

  The entire country is glowing emerald with lush fields of paddy and maize in the balmy summer months. Crops begin to ripen, and all hands are busy in the villages, tending to the farms. Colours and scents overwhelm visitors to markets that are overflowing cornucopias of fruits and vegetables. We celebrate July with this precious photograph of our King and Prince in a glowing field of maize in Dungkhar, Lhuentse. His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen visited eastern Bhutan in June, and introduced His Royal Highness The Gyalsey to the people. In Dungkhar, the ancestral home of the Wangchuck Dynasty, from where Jigme Namgyel, the father of our first Monarch, set out to forever change the fate of Bhutan, it touched the hearts of everyone who witnessed the magical moment to see the past and present converge, when Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck returned. #HisMajesty #KingJigmeKhesar #HRHTheGyalsey #Prince #JigmeNamgyelWangchuck #precious #dynasty #Dungkhar #maize #field #summer #beautiful #Bhutan #desktopcalendar #yellow.bt A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Jun 30, 2016 at 6:14am PDT

"She is a wonderful human being, intelligent," he told reporters. "She and I share one big thing in common: a love and passion for art."

  Bringing to mind the serene joys of sunshine and spring blossoms, the newest edition of the monthly desktop calendar features this radiant photograph of Their Majesties with His Royal Highness The Gyalsey, infront of the splendid cherry tree at the Tashichhodzong. http://yellow.bt/calendar-april-2016/ #KingJigmeKhesar #QueenJetsunPema #TheGyalsey #Tashichhodzong #Bhutan #Love #Spring #Blossoms #Beautiful A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Mar 31, 2016 at 6:55am PDT

In April 2016, the king and queen welcomed the duke and duchess of Cambridge on a royal visit. The Bhutanese royals were once nicknamed the Will and Kate of the Himalayas.

They most recently visited New Delhi, India, in October, where their 1-year-old son reportedly melted hearts — and it's not hard to see why.

  Last year on Zhabdrung Kuchoe, His Royal Highness The Gyalsey received the name Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck. The monthly calendar for May on yellow.bt commemorates this special event, with this photograph of Their Majesties and HRH The Gyalsey, taken at the Tashichhodzong recently. Zhabdrung Kuchoe falls this year on May 5. #HisMajesty #KingJigmeKhesar #KingofBhutan #HerMajesty #QueenJetsunPema #QueenofBhutan #HRH #Gyalsey #ZhabdrungKuchoe #May #calendar #yellow A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Apr 30, 2017 at 6:49am PDT

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Meet the world's youngest queen, 28-year-old Jetsun Pema of Bhutan

Jetsun Pema, 28, is the world's youngest living queen.

She first took the throne at the age of 21 in 2011, when she married King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, 31.

The couple — who have a one-year-old son, The Gyalsey — have both previously studied in England, share a love of art, and were once been dubbed the "Will and Kate of The Himalayas."

Speaking about his wife, the king once told local reporters: "I have been waiting for quite some time to get married. But it doesn’t matter when you get married as long as it is to the right person. I am certain I am married to the right person."

So who is the woman by his side?

Keep scrolling to meet 28-year-old Queen Jetsun Pema, the youngest queen on the planet.

This is 28-year-old Queen Jetsun Pema, the youngest living queen.

On the auspicious occassion of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen's birthday, (June 4), we join the entire country in offering our wishes and love to Her Majesty The Queen. Her Majesty's eternal grace and service to the nation alongside His Majesty The King inspires and uplifts us everyday. Happy Birthday la, Your Majesty. #HerMajesty #QueenJetsunPema #HappyBirthdayYourMajesty #QueenofBhutan #beautiful #June #Bhutan A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Jun 3, 2017 at 7:39am PDT Jun 3, 2017 at 7:39am PDT

Source: Travel & Leisure

Jetsun Pema became queen of the kingdom of Bhutan in October 2011, aged just 21, when she married 31-year-old King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, who is also known as the "Dragon King."

Before taking the throne, the queen attended Regent's University London, where she studied international relations, psychology, and art history. The couple apparently share a love of art.

A student offers a painting of Their Majesties and The Gyalsey #KingJigmeKhesar #QueenJetsunPema #Gyalsey #Bhutan #Blessed #Punakha #Painting A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Apr 18, 2016 at 10:05am PDT Apr 18, 2016 at 10:05am PDT

Source: The Washington Post

The popular king, also a young monarch, studied at Oxford University.

Above, preparations are made ahead of the royal wedding, including the mounting of this giant portrait of the king and his bride. 

More than 50,000 Bhutanese citizens attended the final day of wedding celebrations at ChangLeme Thang in Thimphu, Bhutan.

Their union has been described as a "love marriage" with Pema reportedly portrayed as a "commoner" by the secretariat. The Washington Post reported that "in one version of events, the two met at a picnic when she was seven and he was 17; she reportedly came up to him and gave him a hug."

This wonderful image of Their Majesties, celebrating the Royal Wedding Anniversary which falls this month, features on the free desktop and smartphone wallpaper available on www.yellow.bt. This image is from 14 October 2011, as Their Majesties met hundreds of thousands of people along the highway while returning from Punakha after the Royal Wedding Ceremony to Thimphu. A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Oct 2, 2015 at 4:22am PDT Oct 2, 2015 at 4:22am PDT

However, her family apparently has long-term links with the royals. She is the daughter of a pilot but her paternal great-grandfather was lord of the eastern province of Tashigang, and her maternal grandfather was the half-brother of the wife of Bhutan’s second king, according to The Washington Post.

6 November 2017, Thimphu: Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced a celebration to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol- a United Nations treaty to take steps to protect the ozone layer. Dignitaries and senior officials from the government, UN and private sector also attended the event, which organized by National Environment Commission (NEC). The Montreal Protocol has been the most successful environment treaty of the United Nations, and the only one to receive universal endorsement- where 197 member states unanimously came together to phasing out chemicals that were damaging the Ozone Layer. As a result, more than 99 percent of nearly 100 ozone-depleting chemicals have been phased out, and this has also significantly contributed to climate change mitigation. Protecting the Ozone Layer remains an important endeavor, and these efforts have been bolstered by Her Majesty’s support as the UNEP Ozone Ambassador. The lesson from the success Protocol is being used in efforts to achieve similar collective action for climate change today. A Coffee Table book on 25 Years of Partnership for Environment Conservation, documenting the achievements of the last 25 years, was launched during the event. Refrigeration and Air Condition equipment (RAC) was also handed over to Ministry of Labour and Human Resources to assist the RAC curriculum. In commemoration of the anniversary, the Motithang Park in Thimphu was declared an ‘Ozone Park’. With the support from Thimphu Thromde, the park has been remodeled into an ozone advocacy park, providing information on ozone history and countries’ initiatives for ozone layer protection ever since the ozone hole was discovered in early 1980s. #HerMajesty #QueenJetsunPema #QueenofBhutan #MontrealProtocol #Environment #UNEP #OzoneAmbassador #OzonePark #Thimphu #Bhutan A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Nov 6, 2017 at 7:34am PST Nov 6, 2017 at 7:34am PST

Source:  The Washington Post

She's known for her charity work for organisations such as the Bhutan Red Cross Society, Ability Bhutan Society, and Bhutan Kidney Association.

8 May 2017: Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the launch of the Bhutan Red Cross Society, coinciding with the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Day. Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen Addressed the event (full speech and Royal photographs on www.facebook.com/QueenJetsun). The launch was attended by the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Her Excellency Annemarie Huber-Hotz, the Vice President of the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent, as well as the regional heads of the IFRC and ICRC. The World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day is observed globally on the birth anniversary of the founder, Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman born in 1828. This year, the theme for the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is ‘Everywhere for Everyone’. The Bhutan Red Cross Society (BCRS) is an autonomous and not-for–profit organization established under the Bhutan Red Cross Society Act 2016. It is a voluntary aid society, auxiliary to the public authorities in the humanitarian field, having the mandates to save lives, protect livelihoods and strengthen recovery from disasters; to enable healthy and safe living; and to promote social inclusion and culture of care and protection. The BRCS is part of a network of the movement with 190 countries having an establishment of a Red Cross or a Red Crescent National Society. The BCRS strives to establish a network of members and volunteers in communities throughout Bhutan to provide services in the areas of social inclusion, health, and disaster risk management that are complimentary to those of the Royal Government and other organizations. Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen is the President of the Bhutan Red Cross Society. #HerMajesty #QueenJetsunPema #QueenofBhutan #BhutanRedCrossSociety #RedCross #World #RedCrossRedCrescentday #HenryDunant #founder #IFRC #ICRC #inauguration #humanitarian #values #volunteerism #equality #Thimphu #Bhutan A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on May 8, 2017 at 5:16am PDT May 8, 2017 at 5:16am PDT

Source: Elle UK

Despite her royal duties, she appears to be a hands-on mother.

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen with His Royal Highness The Gyalsey, at the 109th National Day celebrations in Trongsa. The National Day this year was celebrated in the historic Trongsa District, and attended by several thousand people from Trongsa and other central districts of Bhutan. Hundreds of thousands more watched His Majesty's Address on television and online. This is HRH Gyalsey's first National Day Celebration. #HisMajesty #KingJigmeKhesar #KingofBhutan #HerMajesty #QueenJetsunPema #Gyaltsuen #hisroyalhighness #GyalseyJigmeNamgyel #PrinceofBhutan #Trongsa #NationalDay #Bhutan #celebrations #happiness A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Dec 17, 2016 at 12:28pm PST Dec 17, 2016 at 12:28pm PST

She gave birth to the royal couple's first child, a son called The Gyalsey, in February 2016. Below, she is pictured with her son and mother Aum Sonam Chuki.

4 March 2016: Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen with Her Majesty The Royal Grandmother and His Royal Highness The Gyalsey. His Royal Highness The Gyalsey is one-month-old on 5th March. #QueenJetsunPema #Gyalsey #March #RoyalGrandmother #Beautiful #Blessed #Bhutan A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Mar 4, 2016 at 9:14am PST Mar 4, 2016 at 9:14am PST

The king, who also appears to be an involved father, once told reporters: "I have been waiting for quite some time to get married. But it doesn’t matter when you get married as long as it is to the right person. I am certain I am married to the right person."

The entire country is glowing emerald with lush fields of paddy and maize in the balmy summer months. Crops begin to ripen, and all hands are busy in the villages, tending to the farms. Colours and scents overwhelm visitors to markets that are overflowing cornucopias of fruits and vegetables. We celebrate July with this precious photograph of our King and Prince in a glowing field of maize in Dungkhar, Lhuentse. His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen visited eastern Bhutan in June, and introduced His Royal Highness The Gyalsey to the people. In Dungkhar, the ancestral home of the Wangchuck Dynasty, from where Jigme Namgyel, the father of our first Monarch, set out to forever change the fate of Bhutan, it touched the hearts of everyone who witnessed the magical moment to see the past and present converge, when Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck returned. #HisMajesty #KingJigmeKhesar #HRHTheGyalsey #Prince #JigmeNamgyelWangchuck #precious #dynasty #Dungkhar #maize #field #summer #beautiful #Bhutan #desktopcalendar #yellow.bt A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Jun 30, 2016 at 6:14am PDT Jun 30, 2016 at 6:14am PDT

"She is a wonderful human being. Intelligent," he told local press. "She and I share one big thing in common, a love and passion for art.'

Bringing to mind the serene joys of sunshine and spring blossoms, the newest edition of the monthly desktop calendar features this radiant photograph of Their Majesties with His Royal Highness The Gyalsey, infront of the splendid cherry tree at the Tashichhodzong. http://yellow.bt/calendar-april-2016/ #KingJigmeKhesar #QueenJetsunPema #TheGyalsey #Tashichhodzong #Bhutan #Love #Spring #Blossoms #Beautiful A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Mar 31, 2016 at 6:55am PDT Mar 31, 2016 at 6:55am PDT

In April 2016, the king and queen welcomed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on a royal visit. The Bhutanese royals were once nicknamed "the Will and Kate of the Himalayas."

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They visited New Delhi, India, in October 2017, where their one-year-old son reportedly 'melted hearts' — and it's not hard to see why.

Last year on Zhabdrung Kuchoe, His Royal Highness The Gyalsey received the name Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck. The monthly calendar for May on yellow.bt commemorates this special event, with this photograph of Their Majesties and HRH The Gyalsey, taken at the Tashichhodzong recently. Zhabdrung Kuchoe falls this year on May 5. #HisMajesty #KingJigmeKhesar #KingofBhutan #HerMajesty #QueenJetsunPema #QueenofBhutan #HRH #Gyalsey #ZhabdrungKuchoe #May #calendar #yellow A post shared by Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema (@her_majesty_queen_of_bhutan) on Apr 30, 2017 at 6:49am PDT Apr 30, 2017 at 6:49am PDT

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Queen Jetsun Pema during her childhood

• The royal secretariat considers Pema a commoner. Apparently, Jetsun Pema’s family had long term links with the Royal family of Bhutan even before her marriage. Her paternal great-grandfather, Tashigang Dzongpon Thinley Topgay, who was popularly known as ‘Sey Dophola,’ was lord of the eastern province of Tashigang. ’ Dhondup was a North Point school graduate who later graduated from Sherubtse College, Kanglung where he met his wife, Aum Sonam Choki, who is the daughter of Dasho Thinley Namgyal from Pangtoe Goemba, Bumthang, and Aum Rinchen from Chorten Nyinpo-Chumbi at Chumey, Bumthang. She is the goddaughter of His Royal Highness Prince Namgyel Wangchuck, and her father is the half brother of their late majesties, Mayum Phuntsho Choden and Mayum Pema Dechan.
•  As a child, Jetsun aspired to become an architect and while growing up, her interest kept varying. She was a keen basketball player, and she captained her school basketball team at Lungtenzampa school in class 9th and 10th. Even after her marriage, she didn’t lose her interest in the game. She has interests in arts and music as well. While studying in the UK, she paid frequent visits to the art museums in London, she admired both, modern and the renaissance art. Along with this, she has a taste in music also, and she is fond of listening to Namgay Jigs.

As King, it is time for me to marry. After much thought, I have decided that the wedding shall be later this year. Now, many will have their own idea of what a Queen should be like – that she should be uniquely beautiful, intelligent and graceful. I think with experience and time, one can grow into a dynamic person in any walk of life with the right effort. What is most important for Queen,  is that at all times, as an individual, she must be a good human being, and as Queen, she must be unwavering in her commitment to serve the people and country. As my queen, I have found such a person and her name is Jetsun Pema. While she is young, she is warm and kind in heart and character. These qualities together with the wisdom that will come with age and experience will make her a great servant to the nation.”

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After 14 years, both met again, and ultimately, they got married on 13 October 2011 at Puna Dewachen Phodrang in Punakha in a traditional Buddhist ceremony, and Jetsun became the Queen of Bhutan. The grand traditional ceremony was celebrated as a three-day-long festival in the country and was broadcast on state television and around the world, making it the largest media event in Bhutan’s history. Moreover, the wedding was attended by many renowned persons across the globe, such as the Indian Ambassador to Bhutan Pavan K Varma, the West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan, Rahul Gandhi , and members of the Royal Family of Bhutan.

Punakha the place where the royal wedding took place

Rahul Gandhi at the Royal wedding in Bhutan

Jetsun with her husband King Khesar

• After King’s announcement about his marriage, many people questioned his decision of getting married to Pema as they considered her a commoner, and they were sceptical about the age gap of 10 years between the two; however, after he announced his engagement in 2011, stating that she had all the qualities required to be a queen, and the country would be very fortunate to have her as the queen, the people, ultimately, supported his choice.
• Within a short interval, the queen became much loved by the Bhutanese, and they started liking her as they found her very compatible with the king and idolised her for her elegance and simplicity.

King Jigme showing his affection publicly for his wife Jetsun Pema

Queen Jetsun accompanying the Duchess of Cambridge during her royal visit to Bhutan

she is not just ethereal, she combines sweetness with maturity.”

With respect to the queen’s personality, Kumar designed kiras (traditional skirts) out of Banarasi, kimkhab, chikankari, lace, and dhup-chhaya fabrics for the queen. She is also considered as a fashion icon in the country because of her traditional outfits and modern styling.

Jetsun Pema in Bhutanese traditional wear

The beautiful silks and finely embroidered designs of every colour of the rainbow that she wears have made her look more attractive. She is mainly observed wearing locally designed Bhutanese fashions; moreover, during the royal couple’s visit to the UK in November 2011, the Bhutanese beauty attracted the British public with her modern, flattering style, and classic looks.

The King and the Queen of Bhutan during their royal visit to England in November 2011

We are now nurturing the plants as if we are nurturing the little prince.”

Jetsun Pema during her pregnancy

Jetsun Pema interacting with the villagers

Queen Jetsun accompanying King Jigme on a trek

•  The queen is known to perform all her duties with real passion and cause. She is the Royal Patron of several organizations that work for the conservation of the environment and persons with disabilities. She also supports cottage-based entrepreneurs and rural economic projects.
• In 2015, Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital, a 150-bedded woman and child hospital, was built in the honour of the queen. This hospital in Thimphu serves to all the maternal related health services. Queen Jetsun Pema initiated the first Epidural Labour Analgesia Services in Bhutan for women who would like to opt this facility during labour pain. Since 2016, she has been serving as the President of the Bhutan Red Cross Society (BRCS). She is also the UNEP Ozone Ambassador.

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Jetsun Pema Biography

Jetsun Pema, also known as Druk Gyaltsuen or the dragon queen, is the queen consort of Bhutan. Hailing from a respected and noble family in Thimphu, Bhutan, her engagement with the current king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, was announced when she was just twenty years old. The king believes that a queen should be a good human being, and he saw these qualities in Jetsun Pema, describing her as warm-hearted and kind. Their wedding took place shortly after, and she became Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck. Despite polygamy being allowed in Bhutan, the king has stated that he will not marry again, making Pema his only wife. Four years later, they welcomed their first son, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, who is set to become the heir to the throne.

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• Also Known As: Jetsun Pema Wangchuck
• Age: 33 Years, 33 Year Old Females
• Spouse/Ex-: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (m. 2011)
• Father: Dhondup Gyaltshen
• Mother: Aum Sonam Choki
• Siblings: Jigme Namgyal, Serchen Doma, Thinlay Norbu, Yeatso Lhamo
• Children: Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
• Education: Regent’s University London, The Lawrence School, Sanawar

Marriage & Rise to Fame

Jetsun Pema first gained attention in May 2011 when the king announced his engagement with her during the Parliament’s seventh season. He expressed that it was time for him to marry and discussed the important qualities he believed were required in a queen. He stated that Pema, being warm and kind-hearted, would make the country very fortunate to have her as a queen. The royal wedding between Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema took place on October 13, 2011. The wedding was held at the Punakha Dzong, the second largest dzong structure in the country, located in Punakha. The ceremony followed traditional Buddhist style and included blessings of the guardian deities. Notable guests at the wedding included Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary of the Indian National Congress, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, former King of Bhutan, MK Narayanan, Governor of West Bengal, and Jyoti Madhavrao Scindia, Indian Minister of Industry and Commerce. Dutch delegates were also present and presented the couple with tulips on behalf of the Netherlands. Public ceremonies were held in Thimphu and Paro after the initial ceremony in Punakha.

Accomplishments & Advocacy

After her marriage, Pema accompanied the king on several visits abroad to countries such as India, Japan, Singapore, and the UK. She is an advocate for environmental issues and serves as the Patron of the Royal Society for the Protection of Nature. Pema is also the Patron of the Bhutan Kidney Association and the Bhutan Kidney Foundation. Since 2016, she has been serving as the President of the Bhutan Red Cross Society. In addition to her advocacy work, Pema is often considered a fashion icon due to her vibrant traditional clothing.

Personal Life

Queen Jetsun Pema was born on June 4, 1990, in Thimphu, Bhutan, to Dhondup Gyaltshen and Aum Sonam Choki. She is the second oldest of five children. Pema attended various schools including Changangkha Lower Secondary School in Thimpu, Bhutan, St. Joseph’s Convent in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India, and The Lawrence School in Himachal Pradesh, India. She later pursued her higher studies at Regent’s College in London. Pema is fluent in Dzongkha, the National Language of Bhutan, as well as Hindi and English. She gave birth to her first child, the heir to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, on February 5, 2016. The child was named Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck.

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Aside from being an outstanding student, Jetsun Pema was also active in sports, in fact, she used to serve as a captain in her high school basketball team and compete in tournaments. While in school, she also participated in bands and dance programmes. This holistically well rounded Jetsun is also interested in art, photography, and Bhutanese traditional music. She is trilingual and speaks fluent Dzongkha, English and Hindi.

Queen Jetsun Pema is a champion of various social causes in the country. She is the president of the Bhutan Red Cross Society and the United Nations Environment Program Ozone Ambassador. She is also the Royal Patron of the environment agencies such as National Environment Commission, Royal Society for Protection of Nature and Clean Bhutan

The popular Queen Jetsun Pema has often been hailed for not just her stunning looks and kindness but also her elegance and fashion style. She is deemed as a fashion icon in Bhutan due to her chic fashion sense that oozes beauty.

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Jetsun Pema, sister of the Dalai Lama. She's written an autobiography about Tibet and her work there, Tibet: My Story (Element). In it she recounts life in Tibet before the Chinese occupation, exile from Tibet, and her work as the president of the Tibetan Children's Village, which encompasses over 11,000 Tibetan refugees in India. Pema also plays the role of the mother of the young Dalai Lama in the film Seven Years in Tibet. Member of the Exile Tibetans' Parliament, the Assembly of the Tibetan People's Deputies, Tendzin Choegyal. He is the youngest brother of the His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Choegyal was featured in the documentary Shadow Over Tibet: Stories in Exile. 12:

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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema Wangchuck are the current king and queen of the Kingdom of Bhutan, and the young couple share a story unlike any other

At the age of 7, little Jetsun Pema encountered young Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck at a picnic. The young lady was so intrigued by the fine young man that she asked him to marry her. Unbeknown to her, the innocent proposal had secured a place at the young prince’s heart, and he promised to marry her once they found themselves single and in love.

Little did they know that fate had other plans in store. After his father’s abdication in 2008, the 28-year-old Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk ascended the throne, taking the title of King of Bhutan as well as the youngest reigning monarch in the world. Three years later and 14 years after their first encounter, King Khesar married 21-year-old Jetsun Pema in a lavish wedding ceremony regarded as Bhutan’s largest media event to date, making his bride the youngest queen consort in the world. Queen Jetsun, a striking natural beauty famous for her impeccable fashion sense, had been known to keep her make-up to a bare minimum, and her wedding day was no exception.

Khesar, the eldest son of the fourth reigning monarch, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, and his third wife, Tshering Yangdon, concluded his Foreign Service Programme and International Relations degree at the University of Oxford. Meanwhile, Pema, a straight-A student at school, earned her degree in Psychology with minors in International Relations and Art History from Regent’s College, London.

Like his father, Khesar is known for his humanitarian efforts and humility, which have won over the nation, earning him the nickname of The People’s King, although the landlocked country, known as “Druykul”, or Land of Dragons in Bhutanese, refers to its ruler as “Druk Gyalpo”, or King of the Dragons.

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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 described his bride:

“N ow, many will have their own idea of what a Queen should be like—that she should be uniquely beautiful, intelligent and graceful. I think with experience and time, one can grow into a dynamic person in any walk of life with the right effort. For the Queen, what is most important is that at all times, as an individual, she must be a good human being, and as Queen, she must be unwavering in her commitment to serve the People and Country. As my Queen, I have found such a person and her name is Jetsun Pema. While she is young, she is warm and kind in heart and character. These qualities together with the wisdom that will come with age and experience will make her a great servant to the nation.”

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married Jetsun Pema on 13 October 2011 at the administration centre, Punakha Dzong, in Punakha. The pair wed in a traditional Buddhist ceremony and had received blessings from the holy relic of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal ahead of their wedding.

Astrologers set the time of the wedding, and the ceremony began at 8:20 in the morning. The King wore the same outfit his father and grandfather wore at their weddings – a patterned silk yellow gho that featured roses. Jetsun Pema wore a kira (the national dress for Bhutanese women woven from raw silk); she wore a yellow tego (jacket) over her red, yellow, green and white kira.

During the service, King Jigme Khesar received five silk scarves in five colours (Dar Na Nga) and the Raven Crown of his family’s dynasty. His Majesty received the Dar Na Nga for Jetsun Pema next and gave it to her with the Phoenix Crown of the Queen of Bhutan. Afterwards, there was a formal declaration of Jetsun Pema as the Queen of Bhutan.

This was followed by the Tashi Ngasoel ceremony held at Grand Kuenra. Ngoedrup Langwa prayers were chanted by the Je Khenpo (head monk) for virtues of the spiritual and physical world. The King and new Queen then received symbolic gifts from civil and religious authorities before a formal presentation was held of congratulations. Public celebrations were then held in Punakha.

Public celebrations took place for several days in Bhutan. The Bhutanese government declared 13-15 October as national holidays, and the King and Queen greeted people in the capital of Thimphu on the 14th. The following day they attended a public celebration at the Changlimithang Stadium in the city.

After the ceremony, the King said: “I have been waiting for quite some time to get married. But it doesn’t matter when you get married as long as it is to the right person. I am certain I am married to the right person.”

Unlike European royal weddings, foreign royals were not in attendance. The Bhutanese Royal Family attended alongside government members, friends and family of the couple, Indian dignitaries and some Westerners.

The couple also held a Hindu ceremony on 17 October out of respect for Bhutanese Hindus. They met many Bhutanese Hindus and the head of the Bhutanese Hindu community. They also donated money for a new Hindu temple and for Hindus in Bhutan.

King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema later honeymooned in India.

The couple now has two children, Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel (5) and Prince Ugyen Wangchuck (18 months).

Jetsun Pema’s younger brother, Thinley Norbu, married the King’s younger half-sister, Princess Euphelma Choden, in October 2020. Her older sister, Yeatso Lhamo, married the King’s younger brother, Prince Jigme Dorji, in October 2013.

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B hutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck hosted a special dinner for Prime Minister Modi during his recent visit to the Himalayan country recently. Pictures from the special dinner hosted for the PM showcased the friendship and camaraderie shared between the two leaders.

At the private dinner hosted at the Lingkana Palace, the entire family of the king of Bhutan, including Queen Jetsun Pema and their three children, Jigme Namgyel, Jigme Ugyen, and Sonam Yangden were present.

Pictures from the dinner also showed PM Modi interacting with the two young princes while Princess Sonam cradled in Queen Pema's lap.

In other photos, the Prime Minister was seen along with the children of Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

PM Modi was also conferred with the ‘Order of Druk Gyalpo’ during his visit to the Himalayan kingdom. He became the first foreign dignitary and the fourth person overall to receive the honour. The ‘Order of the Druk Gyalpo’ is at the pinnacle of the honour system in Bhutan. PM Modi was given the honour for his “outstanding contribution to the growth of India-Bhutan relations.”

Following the prime minister visit to Bhutan, Bhutanese King Wangchuck termed him as an ‘exceptional leader’.

In a video message, King Wangchuk said, “Under Prime Minister Modi's leadership, India has not only achieved remarkable success in the past decade, but also paved the way for a promising and prosperous future. We applaud and rejoice in India's accomplishments. Countries require exceptional leaders to advance and flourish, yet such leaders are rare. To find an exceptional leader must possess compassion, a deep dedication to the country, and a willingness to devote themselves entirely to the service of the country.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also thanked Bhutan King Wangchuck for the special gesture. During his State visit to Bhutan, he also inaugurated Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck Mother and Child Hospital with his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay.

(With inputs from ANI)

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