Event
Wedding of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema
13 Oct 2011 · 27.62° N, 89.87° E
What the records say
- When
- 13 Oct 2011
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 27.62° N, 89.87° E
- Description
- The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, marries 21-year-old college student Jetsun Pema in Punakha.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Wedding of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema.
Wedding of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema
2011 Bhutanese royal wedding
The wedding of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, and Jetsun Pema took place on 13 October 2011 at the Punakha Dzong in Punakha, Bhutan. The current King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, married Jetsun Pema, who became Queen Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck. Both are descendants of the 48th Druk Desi of Bhutan and 10th Penlop of Trongsa, Jigme Namgyal.
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