Sangay Choden Wangchuck

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Her Majesty Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan
Monarchy

Emblem of Bhutan
Incumbent:
Her Majesty the Queen, Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck
Style: Majesty
Bhutanese Royal Family

Issue of King Jigme Dorji:

  • HRH Princess Sonam Choden
    • Dasho Mila Singye
    • Ashi Maytho
  • HRH Princess Dechen Wangmo
    • Dasho Zillnon Dorji
    • Ashi Mendharawa Dorji
  • HRH Princess Pem Pem
    • Ashi Kesang Choden
  • HRH Princess Kesang Wangmo
    • Dasho Jigme Namgyel Dorji
    • Ashi Tenzin Wangmo
    • Dasho Singye Palden
    • Dasho Ugyen Norbu

Queen Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck (born May 11, 1963) is one of the four wives and queens of Bhutanese king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who ruled in Bhutan from 1972 until his abdication in 2006.

The other three wives and queens, all Sangay Choden's sisters, are:

She has the following children with the former king:

  • HRH Prince Dasho Khamsum Singye Wangchuck (born October 6, 1985)
  • HRH Princess Ashi Eeuphelma Choden Wangchuck (born 1993)

Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck is particularly interested in promoting the arts in Bhutan and advocating the country's rich cultural heritage. She is the patron of the Bhutan Textile Museum in Thimphu which she helped establish in 2001.[1]

Honours

National honours

  •  Bhutan :
    • Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Jigme Singye (02/06/1999).
    • King Jigme Khesar Investiture Medal (06/11/2008).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Textile Museum in Thimphu - Preserving and promoting a national heritage". KUENSEL News Paper, Thimpu. Retrieved March 30, 2010. 
  2. ↑ Royal Ark

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