Bhutan Archives - History of Royal Women

Royal Wedding Recollections – The King of Bhutan & Jetsun Pema

October 13, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

On 13 October 2011, Jetsun Pema married the King of Bhutan and became the Druk Gyaltsuen or Dragon Queen. Their engagement had been announced on 20 May 2011 during the opening of Parliament. Her future husband said, “As King, it is time for me to marry. After much thought, I have decided that the wedding [read more]

Jetsun Pema of Bhutan – The Dragon Queen

August 28, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

The youngest current Queen consort is the Queen of Bhutan, born Jetsun Pema. She was born on 4 June 1990 as the daughter of Dhondup Gyaltshen and Sonam Choki at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu. She is their second eldest child of five and thus has four siblings: Thinley Norbu, Jigme [read more]