Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck Explained

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
Dragon Prince of Bhutan
Succession:Crown Prince of Bhutan
Reign:5 February 2016 - present
Father:Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Mother:Jetsun Pema
House:Wangchuck
Regent:Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Birth Date:5 February 2016
Birth Place:Lingkana Palace, Thimphu, Bhutan
Religion:Buddhism

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, ; born 5 February 2016)[1] is the first child and heir apparent of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema. He has been the Crown Prince of Bhutan since his birth in 2016. His name was announced on 16 April 2016.[2] Prior to the announcement, he was known only as The Gyalsey, which means "prince". Before his birth, his paternal uncle Prince Jigyel Ugyen of Bhutan was the heir presumptive to the throne. In honor of his birth, 108,000 trees were planted by thousands of volunteers in Bhutan.[3] In 2017, in honor of his first birthday, a new damselfly species was named after the crown prince, Megalestes gyalsey.[4] He is expected to become the sixth Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan). He has a younger brother, Prince Dasho Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck, and a younger sister, Princess Ashi Sonam Yangden Wangchuck. He is the youngest Crown Prince in the world.

Titles and styles

Royal Name:Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
Dipstyle:His Royal Highness
Offstyle:Your Royal Highness
Altstyle:Druk Gyalsey

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Notes and References

  1. News: His Royal Highness The Gyalsey is born. 3 March 2016. Kuensel. 6 February 2016.
  2. Web site: HRH The Gyalsey to be named on Zhabdrung Kuchoe. 9 March 2016.
  3. News: 108,000 trees planted in Bhutan Prince's honour - CBBC Newsround. BBC Newsround. 16 March 2016 . 2016-03-18.
  4. Gyeltshen . T. . Kalkman . V.J. . Orr . A.G. . 2017-03-22 . Honouring His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Bhutan: Megalestes gyalsey (Odonata: Synlestidae) . Zootaxa . 4244 . 4 . 588–594 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.9 . 28610104 . 1175-5334. free . 10072/343960 . free .
  5. http://www.moaf.gov.bt/felicitations-upon-the-royal-birth-of-the-druk-gyalsey/ Moaf