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Bhutan’s king marries, crowns his queen

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Bhutan’s king marries, crowns his queen

PUNAKHA- Bhutan’s 31-year-old king wed a student ten years his junior on Thursday, with the marriage sealed at the end of a colourful Buddhist ceremony when he presented the new queen with a crown.

Published: Thu 13 Oct 2011, 10:24 AM

Updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 12:46 AM

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Amid clouds of incense and chanting by monks, the hugely popular King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck wed Jetsun Pema in a 17th-century fortified monastery in the ancient capital of Punakha.



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