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A journey with His Majesty

ཟླ་༨ 01, 1977 5 mins read

The Bhutanese are a fortunate people. They have a King who, though young in age is a matured leader, for whom the welfare and the good of his subjects is of prime importance. When he took over the burdens of Kingship, after the intimately and sudden death of the late King, His Majesty King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, was barely 17 years of age.

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