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BHUTAN: THE KING AND HIS PEOPLE

  • PUNAKHA, BHUTAN - OCTOBER 13: His majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31 and the Queen Jetsun Pema, 21, walk out after their marriage ceremony is completed on October 13, 2011 in Punakha, Bhutan. The Dzong is the same venue that hosted the King's historic coronation ceremony in 2008. The Oxford-educated king is popular in the country and the ceremony will be followed by celebration in the capital and countryside. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN - OCTOBER 15: The Royal couple King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen of Bhutan Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck kiss in front of thousands of Bhutanese citizens at the celebration ground at ChangLeme Thang on October 15, 2011 in Thimphu, Bhutan. Today marked the third and final day of celebrations for the royal wedding with singing and dancing. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOV 6, 2008: His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 28, arrives at the Dratshang Kuenra Tashichho Dzong November 6, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The young Bhutanese king, an Oxford-educated bachelor became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet today. He was handed the Raven Crown by his father, the former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in an ornate ceremony in Thimpu, the capital. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India . (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN - OCTOBER 15: The Royal couple, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Queen of Bhutan Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck greet thousands of Bhutanese citizens at the celebration ground at ChangLeme Thang October 15, 2011 in Thimphu, Bhutan. In this final day of wedding celebrations for the royal couple more than 50,000 people turned up at the stadium to see dancing and singing. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOV 6, 2008: His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 28, smells the flowers at the ceremonial grounds of The Tendrey Thang November 6, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The young Bhutanese king, anOxford-educated bachelor became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet today. He was handed the Raven Crown by his father, the former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in an ornate ceremony in Thimpu, the capital. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India . (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOV 6, 2008: His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 28, smiles towards his people at the ceremonial grounds of The Tendrey Thang November 6, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The young Bhutanese king, anOxford-educated bachelor became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet today. He was handed the Raven Crown by his father, the former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in an ornate ceremony in Thimpu, the capital. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India . (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOV 8, 2008: His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 28, (center) sits amongst his people in the stands enjoying the games during the Coronation celebration at the Chang-Lime-Thang stadium November 8, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The young Bhutanese king, an Oxford-educated bachelor became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet when he was crowned on November 6th. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOV 8, 2008: Bhutanese laugh during a game of pillow fighting during the Coronation celebration at the Chang-Lime-Thang stadium November 8, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 28, the young Bhutanese king, an Oxford-educated bachelor became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet when he was crowned on November 6th. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOV 6, 2008: His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 28, speaks to his people at the ceremonial grounds of The Tendrey Thang November 6, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The young Bhutanese king, anOxford-educated bachelor became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet today. He was handed the Raven Crown by his father, the former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in an ornate ceremony in Thimpu, the capital. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India . (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOV 6, 2008: Ceremonial dancers line up for the crowning ceremony of his Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 28, at the Dratshang Kuenra Tashichho Dzong November 6, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The young Bhutanese king, an Oxford-educated bachelor became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet today. He was handed the Raven Crown by his father, the former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in an ornate ceremony in Thimpu, the capital. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India . (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOV 7, 2008: Crowds cheer watchng the cultural program during the Coronation celebration at the Chang-Lime-Thang stadium November 7, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The young Bhutanese king, an Oxford-educated bachelor became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet when he was crowned yesterday. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOV 6, 2008: Bhutanese ceremonial dancers stand in line as the coronation ceremony begins November 6, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 28, the young Bhutanese king, became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet today. He was handed the Raven Crown by his father, the former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in an ornate ceremony in Thimpu, the capital. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India . (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • PARO,BHUTAN -MARCH 21, 2008: A masked Bhutanese dancer performs at the annual Paro Tsechu festival March 21, 2008 in Paro, Bhutan. The festival is a religious one serving as the largest social gathering for the area, celebrating the memory of Guru Padmasambhava depicting key episodes of his life. The Bhutanese tsechu ( religious festival) was established back in the sixteenth century and has become a major tourist attraction in Bhutan. The religious dances are called chhams and are performed by monks as well as lay people. The 5 day festival comes just before Bhutan is set to become the world's newest democracy on the eve of a national election moving Bhutan from a monarchy to a democracy. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOV 6, 2008: Bhutanese ceremonial dancers stand in line as the coronation ceremony begins November 6, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 28, the young Bhutanese king, became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet today. He was handed the Raven Crown by his father, the former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in an ornate ceremony in Thimpu, the capital. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India . (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN - OCTOBER 15: Bhutanese monks prepare for the Black Hat dance for the the Royal couple, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Queen of Bhutan Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck as part of the royal wedding celebrations at ChangLeme Thang October 15, 2011 in Thimphu, Bhutan. In this final day of wedding celebrations for the royal couple more than 50,000 people turned up at the stadium to see dancing and singing. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
  • THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOV 6, 2008: Bhutanese monks stand next to a large Thangkha painting at the Dratshang Kuenra Tashichho Dzong waiting for His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to arrive for the Coronation ceremony November 6, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The young Bhutanese king, anOxford-educated bachelor became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet today. He was handed the Raven Crown by his father, the former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in an ornate ceremony in Thimpu, the capital. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India . (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
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