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Sonia Gandhi at the coronation ceremony of 5th Bhutan King



By AP
06 November 2008 @ 11:56 am IST

India;s ruling United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, left, and her daughter Priyanka Vadra, right, arrive for the coronation ceremony of the fifth King of Bhutan at the Tashichho Dzong, a massive 17th century white-walled fortress that serves both as administrative headquarters and a monastic center, in Thimpu, Bhutan, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008.


India;s ruling United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, left, and her daughter Priyanka Vadra, right, arrive for the coronation ceremony of the fifth King of Bhutan at the Tashichho Dzong, a massive 17th century white-walled fortress that ser
India;s ruling United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, left, and her daughter Priyanka Vadra, right, arrive for the coronation ceremony of the fifth King of Bhutan at the Tashichho Dzong, a massive 17th century white-walled fortress that serves both as administrative headquarters and a monastic center, in Thimpu, Bhutan, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008.
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On Thursday morning, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, 52, placed the Raven Crown on the head of his Oxford-educated eldest son Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, 28, giving him the title of Druk Gyalpo, or Dragon King.

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