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Monday, 17 October 2011

Glimps of International News on Royal Wedding in Bhutan

 As Bhutan concludes the official ceremony of the Royal Wedding, His Majesty the King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Her Royal Majesty the Queen Jetseun Pema, numerous journalists, blogger and writers gathered here in the country to write the history of  the nation,
I would like provide a few links to the my fellow loggers on the International News Coverage. 


For details, please click at the end which is highlighted and bold.

Bhutan's rare form of polygamy, in which men or women take several sisters or brothers as partners, is dying out as the kingdom modernises, with this week's royal wedding another sign of its demise. AFP

 Even before the royal wedding bells began to ring in Bhutan Thursday morning, greetings from India could be heard. Economic Times 

From a distance, across the Thim River, they resembled a field of bobbing sunflowers.  World Blog from NBC News

The "Dragon King" of Bhutan married the 21-year-old daughter of an airline pilot Thursday in a ceremony at which there was a notable lack of bizarre hats (like those seen earlier this year at the British royal wedding), but a great deal of color and stately beauty. Los Angeles Times 

The humble 'puri' and 'aloo dum' were among 52 delicacies served to high-profile guests from 25 countries at Bhutan's royal wedding.   The Indian Express

Despite its modesty and simplicity, the first royal wedding under Bhutan's democratic constitutional monarchy is fast becoming a national affair for the people. Alja Zeera English

The young king of the Himalayan nation of Bhutan married a commoner in a traditional Tibetan Buddhist ceremony on Thursday. NHK Japan

The will-he, won't-he guessing game ended on Saturday when South Asia's political royal scion Rahul Gandhi made an appearance on the second day of the wedding celebrations of Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk.Hidustan Times 

King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema stand together during their marriage ceremony in the main courtyard of the 17th-century fortified monastery or dzong in Punakha. (AFP/PRAKASH SINGH) - 14 Oct 2011
The King, who is a Oxford graduate married a student 10 years his junior in an isolated valley high in the Himalayas as an hour of blessings, prostrations and prayers culminated in the queen taking the throne. (AFP/PRAKASH SINGH)
The King, who is a Oxford graduate married a student 10 years his junior in an isolated valley high in the Himalayas as an hour of blessings, prostrations and prayers culminated in the queen taking the throne. (AFP/PRAKASH SINGH) - 14 Oct 2011
Sharing a private moment amidst the ceremony, King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema cast a glance at each other during Buddhist blessings prior to their marriage ceremony at the Punakha Dzong, in Punakha (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Sharing a private moment amidst the ceremony, King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema cast a glance at each other during Buddhist: Channel News Asia

THE prayer wheels are being repainted on the wooden footbridge to Bhutan's most imposing fortress. The Sunday Morning Australia

Bhutan's King marries in an elaborate royal wedding ceremony. Julie Noce reports. Reuters

 


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