Jetsun Pema is the Druk Gyaltsuen of Bhutan, as the wife of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
14 Facts About Jetsun Pema
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Jetsun Pema is currently the youngest queen consort in the world.
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Jetsun Pema was born at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu on 4 June 1990.
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Jetsun Pema's ancestor is the 48th Druk Desi and 10th Penlop of Trongsa Jigme Namgyal.
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Jetsun Pema's siblings are two brothers, Jigme Namgyel and Dasho Thinley Norbu, and two sisters, Serchen Doma and Ashi Yeatso Lhamo.
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Jetsun Pema pursued her secondary education at the Lungtenzampa Middle Secondary School in Thimphu from 2001 to 2005 and moved to The Lawrence School, Sanawar, in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India, in April 2006.
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Jetsun Pema joined Lawrence as a Class-XI student and studied English, history, geography, economics, and painting.
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Jetsun Pema completed her Higher Secondary education on 31 March 2008.
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Jetsun Pema then began her tertiary education at Regent's University London, where she graduated with a degree in international relations, with psychology and art history as minor subjects.
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Jetsun Pema gave birth on 5 February 2016 at the Lingkana Palace.
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Jetsun Pema accompanied Jigme Khesar on several of his royal visits to various parts of Bhutan before their wedding, and as Queen of Bhutan, accompanies him on all such visits.
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Jetsun Pema is an advocate of environmental issues, and the Patron of the Royal Society for Protection of Nature.
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Jetsun Pema is the Patron of the Bhutan Kidney Association and the Bhutan Kidney Foundation.
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Jetsun Pema captained her school team in basketball games and maintains an interest in the sport.