Bhutan's fifth “Dragon King,” Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and fiancée Jetsun Pema will be married Thursday in a three-day wedding ceremony in Bhutan's ancient capital Punakha.
The 31-year-old monarch announced his engagement to Pema, a commoner, in May, during a parliamentary session, and set the countdown clock ticking, preparing for the grand wedding of the tiny Himalayan kingdom.
Wangchuck, often called Prince Charming for his Elvis Presley looks, will marry his longtime girlfriend, who is a 21-year-old student at London's Regents College.
The Oxford-educated Wangchuck assumed the Raven Crown of Bhutan in 2008 and was crowned the fifth king of Bhutan by his father, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck.
Have a look at some of the pictures from the three-day ceremony below:
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and his bride Jetsun Pema take part in a purification ceremony at the Punkaha Dzong during their wedding ceremony in Bhutan's ancient capital Punakha October 13, 2011.REUTERS/Adrees LatifFuture queen Jetsun Pema (L) walks towards the Punkaha Dzong to take part in her wedding to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Bhutan's ancient capital Punakha October 13, 2011.REUTERS/Adrees LatifKing Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and his bride Jetsun Pema take part in a purification ceremony at the Punkaha Dzong during their wedding ceremony in Bhutan's ancient capital Punakha October 13, 2011.REUTERS/Adrees LatifKing Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (C) walks towards the Punkaha Dzong to take part in his wedding to Jetsun Pema in Bhutan's ancient capital Punakha October 13, 2011.REUTERS/Adrees LatifKing Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and his bride Jetsun Pema take part in a purification ceremony at the Punkaha Dzong during their wedding ceremony in Bhutan's ancient capital Punakha October 13, 2011.REUTERS/Adrees Latif
