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Bhutan King Marries, Crowns Queen
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31, the world's youngest monarch, married 21-year-old Jetsun Pema at a 17th-century monastery fortress in Punakha, Bhutan's ancient capital. Oxford-educated hereditary monarch Wangchuck is the fifth Druk Gyalpo, or king of the Land of the Thunder Dragon. Thousands of people dressed in traditional colored robes stood outside. Singers chanted celebratory songs amid the beating of drums.
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King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema smile at each other during the Marchang ceremony on the third day of their wedding celebrations at the Changlimithang stadium in Thimphu. (Reuters)
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A large Thongdrel is unveiled during wedding celebrations for King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema at the Changlimithang stadium in the capital Thimphu, October 15, 2011. (Reuters)
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Holding the national flag local students wait to catch a glimpse of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema on their return to the capital following their marriage, in Thimphu, October 14, 2011. (AP)
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King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema pose after they were married at the Punakha Dzong in Punakha, Bhutan, October 13, 2011. (AP)