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Bhutan King Coronation in 2008
31-year-old Jigme Khesar became Bhutan's first constitutional monarch in 2008. His coronation followed parliamentary elections and came at the end of a gradual two-year power transfer process from his father, aimed at helping Bhutan evolve into a more modern participant in the international community.
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Royal family members (Photo/VOA - S. Herman)
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Bowing to royalty (Photo/VOA - S. Herman)
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Awaiting arrival of the kings (Photo/VOA - S. Herman)
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Their Majesties the Fourth and Fifth Druk Gyalpo and His Holiness the Je Khenpo, (Photo/VOA - S. Herman)