Bhutan Crowns The World's Youngest Monarch
THIMPHU, BHUTAN -NOVEMBER 6: In this handout image supplied by Bhutan Government Department Of Information Technology (DIT), His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth King crowns His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck as the Fifth King of Bhutan during the Coronation ceremony in the Throne Room of the Tashichho Dzong on November 6, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The young Bhutanese king, an Oxford-educated bachelor became the youngest reigning monarch on the planet today. He was handed the Raven Crown by his father, the former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in an ornate ceremony in Thimpu, the capital. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, a Buddhist nation of 635,000 people is wedged between China and India. (Photo by Bhutan Government DIT via Getty Images)
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