Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck
Prince of Bhutan (born 2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་ཨོ་རྒྱན་དབང་ཕྱུག; born 19 March 2020) is the second child of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema. He is the second line to the throne after his brother Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck. On 17 December 2019, it was reported that the king and queen were expecting their second child, to be born in spring 2020.[1] On 19 March 2020, the king and queen's official Instagram accounts reported that she had given birth to her second son in Lingkana Palace in Thimphu.[2][3] On 30 June 2020, the Royal Family announced that the second baby had been named Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck, and would be known as His Royal Highness Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck.[4][5]
This name uses Bhutanese naming customs. Bhutanese people have two given names, neither of which is a surname or family name unless they are descended from royal or noble lineages.
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Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck | |
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Prince of Bhutan | |
Born | (2020-03-19) 19 March 2020 (age 4) Lingkana Palace, Thimphu, Bhutan |
House | Wangchuck |
Father | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
Mother | Jetsun Pema |
Religion | Buddhism |
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