Bhutan Royal wedding

14 October 2011 03:05 pm

King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and newly crowned Queen of Bhutan Jetsun Pema (R) pose for the media after their marriage ceremony at the Dzong monastery in Punakha, Bhutan on October 13, 2011. Bhutan's 31-year-old king married a student 10 years his junior in a colourful ceremony showcasing the rich Buddhist culture of one of the world's most remote and insular countries. Amid clouds of incense and chanting monks, the hugely popular King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck crowned his queen at the end of a series of rituals in the 17th-century fortified monastery chosen for the occasion. AFP PHOTO