The monastery was constructed to mark the 70th birthday of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck. With Choe Long Truel Sum as the main relic, the Singye Choeling Tshuglhakhang is ...
Long a nation run by Buddhist monks and monarchical families, it wasn't until March 2008 that the ruling King Jigme Singye Wangchuck abruptly stepped down to make way for democracy. Now officially ...
Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan, heralded as the ‘Kate Middleton of the Himalayas’, made a rare public appearance alongside her husband, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and their three children to ...