Bhutan’s Royal Wedding: ‘Dragon King’ Weds Commoner in Dazzling Buddhist Ceremony

The Himalayan country known for its policy of Gross National Happiness got a little bit happier this morning after King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married his longtime girlfriend Jetsun Pema. King Jigme, who studied at Phillips Andover Academy in Massachusetts and later Oxford University, tied the knot at an elaborate Buddhist ceremony held at Punakha

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Bhutan’s Royal Wedding: ‘Dragon King’ Weds Commoner in Dazzling Buddhist Ceremony

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