Highland Asia

King Jigmey Gesar Wangchuk, 31, of Bhutan announced his marriage with Jetsun Pema, 21, a student of Regents College, London, UK.
As per Kuenselonline.com, the king made this announcement on Friday, 20th May, 2011 towards the end of his address at the inauguration of the seventh parliament session, which was attended by royal family members, government officials, representatives of international organizations, students and the public.

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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. She did her high school education in Lawrence School of Sanawar, Himachal Pradesh, India. She was seen accompanying the king on royal entourages around the country in recent months.