Bhutan king marries commoner

[ellisonz]

Bhutan king marries commoner
The wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31, and Jetsun Pema, 21, the daughter of a pilot, is notable for its lack of celebrities, foreign royals or a long wedding gown train.



Newlyweds King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema greet their subjects after their nuptials in Punakha, Bhutan. (Kevin Frayer, Associated Press / October 13, 2011)

By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times
October 13, 2011, 3:50 p.m.
Reporting from New Delhi—

When the big day came, and it came Thursday, the other royal wedding of the year — this one in far-off, remote Bhutan — adopted a distinctly different tone.

In sharp contrast to the nuptials of Britain's Prince William and Catherine Middleton, there were no star-studded celebrities, self-important film stars, fidgeting foreign royals or a long wedding dress train to trip over.

The theme in Bhutan was "of the people," which is a lot easier when your country has a population of 700,000, almost all of whom were in overdrive as the popular fifth "Dragon King" married a 21-year-old student, the daughter of an airline pilot.

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In keeping with centuries-old tradition, the rites were performed in a sacred monastery fortress in Punakha and included purification rituals, blessings, prayers and prostrations.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-bhutan-royal-wedding-20111014,0,2159258.story

What a stark contrast to so much of the world...

[Enrique]

1. everybody Wangchuck tonight

sorry. :hide:

[tabasco]

2. Because she's HOT! n/t

[rug]

3. The pilot namd his daughter Jetsun?

[ellisonz]

4. It's actually a boy's name.

M Jetsun venerable one Tibetan

http://www.top-100-baby-names-search.com/uncommon-boy-names.html

[Owl]

5. She's beautiful.

[Rowdyboy]

8. Extremely.....

Salud!

[Salviati]

6. Good for them,

Let's hope it brings a large spike in Bhutan's Gross National Happiness

[ellisonz]

7. Gross National Happiness

...is a great indicator!

Let's go Bhutan! Let's go! dun dun dun!

:party:

[Recovered Repug]

9. Proof that Mel Brooks was right:

It's good to be the king.