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Bhutan's Royal Wedding

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Bhutan's Royal Wedding

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  1. Photo:Reuters - Bhutan Royal Wedding: Preparation Starts for the Marriage of the Fifth Dragon King Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck sits in the throne room during his coronation ceremony inside Tashichhodzong Palace in Thimphu November 6, 2008. With medieval tradition and Buddhist spirituality, a 28-year-old with an Oxford education assumed the Raven Crown of Bhutan on Thursday, to guide the world's newest democracy as it emerges into the modern world.

  2. Photo:Reuters

  3. in this Monday, Oct. 10, 2011 photo provided Wednesday by Bhutan's Royal Office for Media, Bhutan's 31-year-old King, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck poses with his bride-to-be 21-year-old Jetsun Pema, after they attended a cultural program held in their honor at the India house in Thimphu, Bhutan. The couple will be married by Bhutan's top Buddhist cleric in the country's most sacred monastery fortress in the old capital of Punakha early Thursday at an auspicious time determined by astrologers. (AP Photo/Royal Office for Media, Gelay Jamtsho)

  4. Oct. 10, 2011 - Bhutanese children perform during a full dress rehearsal in Thimphu for the royal wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema. The main wedding ceremony takes place in a 17th-century fortress surrounded by mountains and built at the confluence of two fast-running rivers in the ancient capital, Punakha. Prakash Singh / AFP/Getty Images

  5. Bhutanese artists wait their turn to perform a traditional dance during a full dress rehearsal, for the royal wedding of King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancee Jetsun Pema, in Thimphu on October 11, 2011. (Getty)

  6. Bhutanese children perform during a full dress rehearsal, for the royal wedding of King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancee Jetsun Pema, in Thimphu on October 11, 2011. (Getty)

  7. Bhutanese Buddhist monks perform during a rehearsal for a dance to be performed during the wedding festivities of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema, in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  8. Traditional Bhutanese Chham dancers rehearse for the royal wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancee Jetsun Pema, in Thimphu on October 11, 2011. AFP: Prakash Singh

  9. Bhutanese Buddhist monks wear masks before a rehearsal for a dance to be performed during the wedding festivities of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema, in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan. The 31 year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom will wed his commoner bride later this week. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  10. Photo:Reuters - Bhutan Royal Wedding: Preparation Starts for the Marriage of the Fifth Dragon King Bhutanese women wearing traditional costumes parepare to take part in a rehearsal ceremony ahead of the royal wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Bhutan's capital Thimphu on October 11, 2011. The Bhutanese king is scheduled to wed his fiancee Jetsun Pema over a three-day ceremony starting in the ancient capital Punakha on October 13.

  11. Photo:Reuters - Bhutan Royal Wedding: Preparation Starts for the Marriage of the Fifth Dragon King Bhutanese men in traditional costumes take part in a rehearsal ceremony at the Changlimithang Stadium, ahead of the royal wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Bhutan's capital Thimphu on October 11, 2011. The Bhutanese king is scheduled to wed his fiancee Jetsun Pema over a three-day ceremony starting in the ancient capital Punakha on October 13.

  12. A Bhutanese Buddhist Monk wears a mask as he prepares himself during a rehearsal for a dance to be performed during the wedding festivities of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema, in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. AP / Kevin Frayer

  13. Photo:Reuters - Bhutan Royal Wedding: Preparation Starts for the Marriage of the Fifth Dragon King A portrait of Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancee Jetsun Pema is seen pictured in a roundabout in the capital Thimphu October 11, 2011. The Bhutanese king is scheduled to wed his fiancee Jetsun Pema over a three-day ceremony starting in the ancient capital Punakha on October 13.

  14. Bhutanese people walk past a photograph of King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancee Jetsun Pema in main market in Thimphu in Bhutan on October 12, 2011. Bhutan's king, who will marry on October 13 in a traditional ceremony in the isolated Himalayan nation, is a 31-year-old with a popular touch known to invite his people into his home for tea and a chat. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

  15. A Bhutanese woman gestures as she speaks to someone in the street next to a portrait of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema, outside her apartment in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. The 31 year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom will wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies set for Thursday.(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  16. Bhutanese workers carry a large poster of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema, into a bank building in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. The 31 year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom will wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies set for Thursday.(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  17. Bhutanese shopkeepers prepare a large banner of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema, before hanging it on their storefront in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. AP / Kevin Frayer

  18. Bhutanese novice Buddhist monks stand after eating breakfast in a monastery in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema will wed in the small Himalayan Kingdom in a series ceremonies set for Thursday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  19. A Bhutanese woman looks out from her home next to a portrait of the King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and future Queen of Bhutan Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck as Bhutan prepares for the royal wedding on October 12, 2011, in Thimphu, Bhutan. His majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31, will wed Jetsun Pema, 21, on October 13 in the historical Punakha Dzong, the same venue that hosted the King's historical coronation ceremony in 2008. The Oxford-educated king is popular in the country and the ceremony will be followed by celebrations in the capital and nationwide. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

  20. THIMPHU, BHUTAN - OCT 12 : A Bhutanese woman looks out onto the streets as Bhutan prepares for it's royal wedding on October 12, 2011, in Thimphu, Bhutan.. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

  21. Bhutanese novice Buddhist monks eat breakfast in a monastery in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema will wed in the small Himalayan Kingdom in a series ceremonies set for Thursday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  22. Bhutanese novice Buddhist monks stand outside a monastery in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema rwill wed in the small Himalayan Kingdom in a series ceremonies set for Thursday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  23. A Bhutanese student carries a portrait of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema, before hanging outside the Lungten Zanpa School, their alma mater in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. The 31 year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom will wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies set for Thursday.(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  24. Bhutanese staff and students place a portrait of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema, outside the Lungten Zanpa School, their alma mater, in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. The 31-year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom will wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies set for Thursday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  25. A Bhutanese worker hammers lights onto a portrait of the future King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and Queen of Bhutan Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck as Bhutan prepares for the Royal Wedding on October 12, 2011, in Thimphu, Bhutan. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

  26. THIMPHU, BHUTAN - OCT 12 : Bhutanese students practices a dance for the upcoming Royal wedding celebrations at a stadium October 12, 2011, in Thimphu, Bhutan. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

  27. Pins and badges were for sale as part of the celebrations [EPA]

  28. THIMPHU, BHUTAN - OCT 12 : A Bhutanese mother smiles as local residents gear up ahead of the royal wedding of future King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and Queen of Bhutan Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck on sale at a crafts fair as Bhutan prepares for the royal wedding on October 12, 2011, in Thimphu, Bhutan. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

  29. Photo:Reuters - Bhutan Royal Wedding: Preparation Starts for the Marriage of the Fifth Dragon King Men hang a portrait of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancee Jetsun Pema on an archway in Bhutan's capital Thimphu October 12, 2011. The Bhutanese king is scheduled to wed his fiancee Jetsun Pema over a three-day ceremony starting in the ancient capital Punakha on October 13.

  30. Photo Adrees Latif/Reuters

  31. Buddhist monks were also among the crowds gathered in Bhutan's ancient capital, Punakha, where the royal couple wed.

  32. Buddhist monks wait to take part in the marriage ceremony of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong, in Punakha, Bhutan, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The 31 year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies Thursday in the 17th century monastic fortress. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  33. Guests hold a procession to celebrate the wedding of the King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and future queen Jetsun Pema at the 17th-century fortified monastery or dzong in Punakha on October 13, 2011. Bhutan's 31-year-old king marries a student 10 years his junior on October 13 in an isolated valley high in the Himalayas where thousands of nomads and villagers have gathered to celebrate. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

  34. Future queen Jetsun Pema (L) walks towards the Punkaha Dzong to take part in her wedding to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Bhutan's ancient capital Punakha October 13, 2011. Source: REUTERS/Adrees Latif

  35. Photo paula Bronstein / getty images

  36. His majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L), 31, arrives with Prime Minister of Bhutan Jigme Thinley (R) for his marriage ceremony to Jetsun Pema, 21, in the historical Punakha Dzong 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)

  37. King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (2L) and future queen Jetsun Pema (3L) stand together during their marriage ceremony in the main courtyard of the 17th-century fortified monastery or dzong in Punakha on October 13, 2011. Bhutan's 31-year-old king marries a student 10 years his junior on October 13 in an isolated valley high in the Himalayas where thousands of nomads and villagers have gathered to celebrate. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

  38. His majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L), 31, stands next to his bride during the purification marriage ceremony to Queen Jetsun Pema, 21, in the historical Punakha Dzong 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)

  39. King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, center left and Queen Jetsun Pema stand during Buddhist blessings prior to their marriage ceremony at the Punakha Dzong, in Punakha, Bhutan, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. AP / Kevin Frayer

  40. King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck,left, and Queen Jetsun Pema sit during Buddhist blessings prior to their marriage at the Punakha Dzong, in Punakha, Bhutan, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The 31-year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies Thursday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  41. Wedding formalities included a Buddhist purification ceremony and, after the ritual, monks chanted to celebrate the union as the new queen took her place on a throne beside the king. King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (CL) and future queen Jetsun Pema (CR) stand together during their marriage ceremony in the main courtyard of the 17th-century fortified monastery or dzong in Punakha on October 13, 2011. Bhutan's 31-year-old king marries a student 10 years his junior on October 13 in an isolated valley high in the Himalayas where thousands of nomads and villagers have gathered to celebrate. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

  42. Photo paula Bronstein / getty images

  43. The couple were married at the sacred monastery fortress Dzong [EPA]

  44. King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, left and Queen Jetsun Pema pose after they were married at the Punakha Dzong, in Punakha, Bhutan, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. AP / Kevin Frayer

  45. Queen Jetsun Pema, right, looks at King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck as they pose after they were married at the Punakha Dzong in Punakha, Bhutan, Oct. 13, 2011. (Kevin Frayer/AP Photo)

  46. King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, left, greets the media and guests as Queen Jetsun Pema looks on after they were married at the Punakha Dzong in Punakha, Bhutan, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The 31-year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies Thursday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  47. King Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema greeted residents in Punakha, Bhutan's ancient capital [Reuters]

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