Princess ''Ashi'' Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck (born 2 December 1981) is the daughter of the fourth
King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Jigme Singye Wangchuck ( dz, འཇིགས་མེད་སེང་གེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, ; born 11 November 1955) is a member of the House of Wangchuck who was the king of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo) from 1972 until his abdicati ...
and his wife, Queen Mother ''Ashi''
Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck. She is the sister of the fifth King,
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
Royal duties
Princess Dechen Yangzom has been based in
Mongar
Mongar (Dzongkha: མོང་སྒར) is a town and the seat of Mongar District in eastern Bhutan. it had a population of 3502. Mongar is on the road from Thimphu to Trashigang. It is one of the oldest educational hubs of the country. It ha ...
since 2006 as His Majesty's Representatives for people's welfare. She has travelled across the country in order to ensure the effective delivery of ''kidu'' to the most deserving sections of society.
Family
She married ''
Dasho'' Tandin Namgyel at the
Dechencholing palace on 29 October 2009. He is a son of ''Dasho'' Kipchu Dorji (sometime Auditor General of the Kingdom of Bhutan), and his wife, ''Aum'' Chimi Wangmo.
They have one daughter and two sons:
*''Ashi'' Dechen Yuidem Yangzom Wangchuck.
*''Dasho'' Ugyen Dorji Wangchuck.
*''Dasho'' Jigme Singye Wangchuck.
Titles and styles
* 2 December 1981 – present: ''
Her Royal Highness
Royal Highness is a style used to address or refer to some members of royal families, usually princes or princesses. Monarchs and their consorts are usually styled ''Majesty''.
When used as a direct form of address, spoken or written, it takes ...
'' Princess ''
Ashi'' Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck.
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See also
* House of Wangchuck
The Wangchuck dynasty () have held the hereditary position of Druk Gyalpo ("Dragon King") of Bhutan since 1907. Prior to reunification, the Wangchuck family had governed the district of Trongsa as descendants of Dungkar Choji. They eventually ov ...
* Line of succession to the Bhutanese throne
The line of succession to the throne of Bhutan is based on the constitution of Bhutan. Currently the line of succession is according to male-preference cognatic primogeniture with males preceding females who are in the same degree of kinship. If t ...
References
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1981 births
Living people
Bhutanese monarchy
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