The sister of the 14th and current Dalai Lama, Pema Jetsun. The royal visits on road through the country involve meeting and interacting with as many local people, students and public servants as possible.[19]. [11][12] On 30 June 2020, the Royal Family announced that the second Gyalsey had been named Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck, and would be known as His Royal Highness Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck. The ceremony was held in Punakha, followed by a public celebration in Thimphu[1] and Paro. Nov 23, 2020 - Explore Sallie Denmark's board "Bhutan & Royals", followed by 1000 people on Pinterest. She has two brothers, Thinlay Norbu and Jigme Namgyel, and two sisters, Serchen Doma and Yeatso Lhamo. The Queen's interests include fine arts, painting, and basketball. Bhutanese royals King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 40, and Queen Jetsun Pema ,30, visited Bhutan's largest city of Thimphu on the nations 113th National Day. Queen Jetsun Pema: Children: Sons- 2 • Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (Born; 5 February 2016) • Prince Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck (Born; 19 March 2020) Parents: Father- King Jigme Singye Wangchuck Mother- Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon (the third wife of his father) Siblings: King Jigme has two full siblings. Her father, Dhondup Gyaltshen is the grandson of two Trashigang Dzongpens (governors of Trashigang), Thinley Topgay and Ugyen Tshering. Her father is Dhondup Gyaltshen from Trashigang, Eastern Bhutan, and to mother, Sonam As the wife of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Below is a video tribute by DailyBhutan dedicated to Her Majesty on her 30th birthday in June 2020. After getting married to the King of Bhutan, she became one of the youngest queens in the world. Dhondup graduated from Sherubtse College, Kanglung and has been a commercial pilot since 1989 with Druk Air. Pictured: the King and Queen of Bhutan in Japan in 2019 Her four siblings include: two brothers, Thinlay Norbu and Jigme Namgyal and two sisters, Serchen Doma and Yeatso Lhamo (the eldest, who is the wife of the king's brother, Prince Jigme Dorji Wangchuck). The king was present for the birth of The Gyalsey. The King of Bhutan’s youngest sister, Princess Eeuphelma Choden Wangchuck, has recently tied the knot with the brother of Queen Jetsun Pema, Dasho Thinlay Norbu, last Thursday (October 29th). Her maternal grandfather is the half-brother of Mayum Phuntsho Choden and Mayum Pema Dechan, sisters who are both queen consorts to Jigme Wangchuck, the second King of Bhutan. Queen Jetsun Pema was born in Thimphu, Bhutan, on 4th June 1990. Dasho currently works as a first officer pilot with Druk Air. The Royal family of Bhutan, or The House of Wangchuck, celebrated the wedding in a closed-door ceremony that was held at Dechencholing Palace in Thimphu. 3. Dasho studied in St. Joseph's school - North Point, and graduated from St. Stephens College, New Delhi. Bhutanese people have two given names, neither of which is a surname or family name unless they are descended from royal or noble lineages. Jetsun Pema (Dzongkha: རྗེ་བཙུན་པདྨ་; Wylie: rje btsun padma; born 4 June 1990) is the Queen (Druk Gyaltsuen [In Dzongkha], which literally means "Dragon Queen") of Bhutan. [4] For their wedding, the Netherlands sent the royal couple tulips and named one "Queen of Bhutan" after her. Jetsun pema dalai lama 14th Dalai Lama - Wikipedi . Bhutan's royals have strengthened their family bonds even further after the King's half-sister married his brother-in-law. Jetsun Pema is an advocate of environmental issues, and the Patron of the Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN). Jetsun has four siblings, two brothers and two sisters and is the second eldest amongst them all. Queen Jetsun Pema was born at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu on 4 June 1990. [3], The wedding was held in traditional style with the "blessings of the guardian deities." For the sister of the Dalai Lama, see. Her engagement with Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the current king of Bhutan, was announced when she was twenty years of age. Jetsun Pema is the queen consort of Bhutan, also known as Druk Gyaltsuen, which literally stands for dragon queen. The Tibetan Buddhist nun, author, and teacher Pema Chödrön. 2. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()). Oct 4, 2018 - Explore lucy eldridge's board "Royal family of Bhutan" on Pinterest. Biography. [5], On 11 November 2015, it was announced that she was expecting their first child, a son, to be born in early 2016. The Queen of Bhutan, Jetsun Pema, with her sister Yeatso Lhamo and her husband Prince Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, who is the King’s brother In March, the happy couple’s siblings, King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema welcomed their second son d Jigme Ugyen (pictured with their newborn son and the four-year-old prince Jigme Namgyel Jetsun Pema, 21, a student of Regents College, London, UK, and second eldest among four siblings, is the daughter of Dhondup Gyaltshen, the grandson of Trashigang dzongpon Dopola and Sonam Chuki of the Bumthang Pangtey family. Some Lesser Known Facts About Jetsun Pema. It’s not the first time that siblings of the royal couple have wed. She is also the UNEP Ozone Ambassador. Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother- with her parents Gongzim Sonam Topgye Dorji and Mayeum Choying Wangmo Dorji and her elder siblings, Ashi Tashi and Lyonchen Jigme Palden Dorji, in Kalimpong, circa 1931. 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. She is the second eldest of 5 siblings. She is the Patron of the Bhutan Kidney Association (Jigten Wangchuck Tshogpa) and the Bhutan Kidney Foundation. He has been a commercial pilot with Druk Air since 1989. [8] His name, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, was announced on 16 April 2016. She works closely with various organisations working with children with special needs as the patron of Ability Bhutan Society. Jetsun Pema, a 21-year-old student, was introduced to the public in May and has since discreetly joined the monarch on his domestic trips, most recently to … Dasho is the younger brother of Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck. The royal couple each celebrated the union of their youthful siblings yesterday. She is the second eldest child amongst her five siblings. 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