'Dragon King' of Bhutan ties knot with commoner
By Alistair Scrutton | China Daily | Updated: 2011-10-14 07:58
Buddhist monks watch as newly crowned Queen of Bhutan Jetsun Pema and King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck acknowledge the crowds after their marriage ceremony at Dzong monastery in Punakha, Bhutan, on Thursday. Prakash Singh / AFP |
PUNAKHA, Bhutan - Bhutan's "Dragon King" married a young commoner in an ancient Himalayan monastic fortress on Thursday, sipping a chalice of ambrosia symbolizing eternal life, in a Buddhist wedding that has transfixed a kingdom slowly embracing globalization.
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