Queen Jetsun Pema/Instagram
Introducing Bhutan’s new little princess!
Over the weekend, Queen Jetsun Pema and King Jigme Khesar of Bhutan announced the name of their newborn daughter on social media. The royal couple welcomed their third child on Sept. 9 and shared her name with the world after a special Buddhist naming on Saturday.
“Her Royal Highness the Gyalsem has been named Sonam Yangden Wangchuck,” the Queen, 33, and King, 43, announced in coordinating posts on Instagram, sharing a photo of the sleeping newborn snuggled up in a floral blanket.
“Sonam is a Bhutanese name denoting merit, longevity and good fortune. The name Yangden, meaning precious jewel, signifies prosperity and wellbeing,” the post read. Wangchuck, meanwhile, is the family’s dynastic name; in Bhutan, only members of the royal family have traditional surnames.
King Jigme Khesar, 43, proudly held his daughter in one shot, and cameras also captured the little princes sharing a sweet hug. Jigme became King upon the abdication of his father King Jigme Singye in 2006, and the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, as he is known, attended Sonam’s naming ceremony along with the Queen Mothers.
Prince Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel and Prince Jigme Ugyen at their sister Sonam Yangden’s naming ceremony on Dec. 9.Queen Jetsun Pema/Instagram
In June, King Jigme and Queen Jestun shared thehappy newsthat they were expecting their third child.
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Jigme and Jetsun tied the knot in October 2011 and are known as the “Will and Kate of the Himalayas” as they carry out similar ceremonial roles and diplomatic duties.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan attend the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla on May 6.Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
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Taking the nickname full circle, the royals attended the coronation ofKing CharlesandQueen Camillain London on May 6, and Queen Jetsun hit the road again to attend the epicroyal weddingofCrown Prince Husseinof Jordan toRajwa Alseifon June 1, which William and Kate were also at.
source: people.com
