Bhutan’s Dragon Prince is growing up! This year, Prince Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel’s fourth birthday celebration happened to coincide with the consecration ceremony of the Druk Wangditse Lhakhang in ...

Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and baby Archie aren’t the only adorable royal kids. Bhutan’s 3-year-old heir to the throne, Prince Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel — also known as the Dragon ...

From the wedding of Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck to the buzz around an NBA exhibition game, Bhutan’s monarchy never strays far from the headlines. The royal family sets an example of how tradition ...

THIMPHU, Bhutan, April 22 — Can “Desperate Housewives,” free trade and multiparty elections deliver happiness? The people of Bhutan, the tiny Buddhist nation once known as the hermit kingdom of the ...

Royals from around the world, including Bhutan's royal family and Prince Charles, gathered in Japan this month for the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, ...

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) greets journalists after his marriage to Queen Jetsun Pema at the Punkaha Dzong in Bhutan's ancient capital Punakha Oct 13, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] PUNAKHA, ...

PUNAKHA, Bhutan (Reuters) - Bhutan's "Dragon King" married a young commoner in an ancient Himalayan monastic fortress on Thursday, sipping a chalice of ambrosia symbolising eternal life in a Buddhist ...

Among the visitors who flew in to Katmandu for King Mahendra’s coronation last week (see above) were three sturdy men wearing swords, embroidered knee-length felt boots and striped wrap-around coats.

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