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His Majesty’s Address to the Nation on 118th National Day

Dec 18, 2025 10 mins read
His Majesty’s Address to the Nation on 118th National Day

This National Day is especially meaningful as we celebrate the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, at a time when, in the nearly twenty years of my own reign, we are engaged in a national endeavour of profound significance which will shape the future of Bhutan.

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