Bhutan Royal Wedding

Days after their royal wedding, Bhutan's king and queen will come to India next week on a nine-day state visit that will pack in diplomacy as well as a honeymoon trip to Rajasthan.

Two days after their fairy tale wedding, King Jigme Khesar Nagyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema were today accorded a ceremonial reception by the Royal Bhutan Army on their first visit post-marriage to the seat of government here, an event where Rahul Gandhi was the only guest.

The beloved king of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan married his commoner bride on Thursday in an ancient Buddhist ceremony at the country's most sacred monastery fortress.

The 31-year-old king of Bhutan, an Oxford-educated bachelor crowned in the remote Himalayan country in 2008, set up another royal wedding on Friday by announcing his engagement.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who helped usher in democracy in the Buddhist nation, revealed his intention to marry 20-year-old student Jetsun Pema during an address to pa...

Days after their royal wedding, Bhutan's king and queen will come to India next week on a nine-day state visit that will pack in diplomacy as well as a honeymoon trip to Rajasthan.

Two days after their fairy tale wedding, King Jigme Khesar Nagyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema were today accorded a ceremonial reception by the Royal Bhutan Army on their first visit post-marriage to the seat of government here, an event where Rahul Gandhi was the only guest.

The beloved king of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan married his commoner bride on Thursday in an ancient Buddhist ceremony at the country's most sacred monastery fortress.

The 31-year-old king of Bhutan, an Oxford-educated bachelor crowned in the remote Himalayan country in 2008, set up another royal wedding on Friday by announcing his engagement.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who helped usher in democracy in the Buddhist nation, revealed his intention to marry 20-year-old student Jetsun Pema during an address to pa...