First look at the new Prince of Bhutan: King releases photos of his three-month-old son to mark his wife’s 30th birthday (and proud big brother the Dragon Prince, four, can’t help stealing a peek!)
- King and Queen of Bhutan have shared the first photos of their youngest son
- The royal couple announced the birth of the baby boy in early March
- They are also parents to a four-year-old boy known as the Dragon Prince
- New family photos were released to mark the queen’s 30th birthday this week
The King and Queen of Bhutan have released the first photos of their three-month-old son.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 40, and Queen Jetsun Pema shared their first photos as a family-of-four on Facebook yesterday.
The couple are already parents to four-year-old Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, known as the Dragon Prince, who is seen smiling proudly at his baby brother in the new photographs. The baby’s name has not yet been announced.
The snaps were taken in the grounds of Lingkana Palace in the Bhutanese capital of Thimphu and were released to mark the queen’s 30th birthday this week.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 40, and Queen Jetsun Pema shared their first photos as a family-of-four on Facebook yesterday. The couple are already parents to four-year-old Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, known as the Dragon Prince, who is seen smiling proudly
The snaps were taken in the grounds of Lingkana Palace in the Bhutanese capital of Thimphu and were released to mark the queen’s 30th birthday this week. Pictured, the family together
Sharing the photos on the official King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Facebook page, the royal family wrote: ‘To commemorate the 30th Birth Anniversary of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen on the 4th of June, it is our privilege to share a wonderful collection of photographs of the Royal Family.
‘These Kupars were taken at the Lingkana Palace grounds on the 29th of May. His Royal Highness’ name will be announced in the coming days.
‘With deepest gratitude and love on this special occasion, we offer our prayers for the lasting happiness and health of our Beloved Queen, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen.’
Their oldest son, Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, is the heir to the Bhutanese throne. King Jigme, the hugely popular fifth Druk Gyalpo, studied in the UK and the US and ascended the throne in 2006, aged just 26 after his own father abdicated.
The King, known as the Dragon King, with both of his sons. The couple’s oldest son, Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, pictured right, is the heir to the Bhutanese throne
Unlike his son, who plans to have a monogamous marriage, the former King, who introduced democracy to Bhutan during his reign, has four wives, all sisters who he married on the same day.
But despite his own upbringing, the current monarch has made clear that he only plans to have one wife, whom he married on October 13, 2011, when she was still an international relations student at Regent’s College in London.
The match made headlines at the time because the young King was more openly affectionate with his wife than citizens were used to – leaving the couple to be called ‘the William and Kate of the Himalayas’.
However, his very public displays of affection – which included kissing his wife on the cheek and holding her hand – was well-received by young people, with many even choosing to follow the royals’ example.
The photos were released to mark the queen’s 30th birthday this week. Pictured, the queen cradling her baby boy, whose name has not yet been announced