Kesang Choden Wangchuck
| Princess Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck | |
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| Born | 23 January 1982 Thimphu, Bhutan |
| Spouse | Dasho Palden Yoser Thinley
(m. 2008) |
| Issue | Dasho Jamgyal Singye Wangchuck Dasho Ugen Junay Wangchuck Ashi TseRin Tshoyang Wangchuck |
| House | Wangchuck |
| Father | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
| Mother | Tshering Pem |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Bhutanese royal family |
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Princess Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck (born 23 January 1982), is a member of the royal family of Bhutan. She is a daughter of the fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck and Queen Mother Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck, one of the former king's four wives, all of whom are sisters and held the title 'queen consort'.[1] She is a half-sister of the current Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who became king following the abdication of his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck on 9 December 2006.[2] She is Executive Director of the Buddhist Art & Cultural Conservation Centre in Thimphu, Bhutan.
Biography[]
Ashi was home schooled during her primary school years by tutors under the direction of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse then attended Luntenzampa Middle Secondary School and the British International School in Bangkok. She graduated from the University of Canberra, in Australia, with a business degree.[3][4]
She married Dasho Palden Yoser Thinley at the Dechencholing Palace on November 11, 2008, on a day coinciding with the 13th day of the ninth Bhutanese month. A graduate of Mahidol University, Thinley is a son of Dasho Jigme Yoser Thinley, the former Prime Minister of Bhutan, by his wife, Aum Rinsy Dem (died on 28 November 2018).[5] The ceremony, organized by Je Khenpo was attended by the former king, the fourth Druk Gyalpo, the Royal Grandmother, Queen mothers and other members of the royal family, cabinet ministers and senior military officials.[6]
They have three children:
- Dasho Jamgyel Singye Wangchuck.[7]
- Dasho Ugyen Junay Wangchuck.[8]
- Ashi Tshering Tshoyang Wangchuck (born in January 2019).[9]
Like her grandmother and namesake, Queen Kesang Choeden Wangchuck, Ashi is known for her philanthropy. In the late 1970s, when leprosy was still an important health issue in Bhutan, she lived amongst communities in the east where the disease was rife. She extended her patronage to the blood donors’ group and has facilitated many health programmes, as well as sponsoring medical equipment. She had guest-houses built in Thimphu, Mongar and Trashigang hospitals for poor patients and homeless people.[10]
Ashi is a renowned scholar of Ancient Buddhist Scriptural Text and Iconography and has written three books on Bhutan, published by Gatshel Publishing in Thailand. They are Zangdok Palri: The Lotus Light Palace of Guru Rinpoche: Visions of the Buddhist Paradise in the Sacred Kingdom of Bhutan, Kyichu Lhakhang the Sacred Jewel of BHUTAN, and The Heart of a Sacred Kingdom: Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother Ashi Kesang Choeden Wangchuck, A Lifetime’s Service to the People and Kingdom of Bhutan..[11] In 2008 the Rubin Museum of Art in New York awarded her the Mandala Award for Arts and Humanitarian Achievement.[12]
Ancestry[]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Bhutan News Online: Monarchy and Royal Family of Bhutan".
- ^ "Royal Families of the World".
- ^ Cheung, Ella. "Bhutan princess seeks to preserve kingdom's cultural heritage". ejinsight. Hong Kong Economic Journal Company Limited. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Restoring the Dragon's Gift: Recovering Bhutan's Thangka". Asia Society. Asia Society. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Her Royal Highness Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck married to Dasho Palden Yoeser Thinley". Bhutan Majestic Travel. November 12, 2008. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ First son
- ^ Second son
- ^ Bhutan's Princess Kesang Choden Wangchuck gives birth to a daughter
- ^ Pommaret, Francoise. "Devotion, Culture, and Social Work: Royal Patronage in Bhutan". Druk Journal. Druk Journal Bt. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Restoring the Dragon's Gift: Recovering Bhutan's Thangka". Asia Society. Asia Society. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Pommaret, Francoise. "Devotion, Culture, and Social Work: Royal Patronage in Bhutan". Druk Journal. Druk Journal Bt. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- Bhutanese monarchy
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Thimphu
- Stanford University alumni
- Choate Rosemary Hall alumni
- Wangchuck dynasty