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Kesang Choden (queen)

Kesang Choden (queen)
HouseDorji (by birth)
Wangchuck (by marriage)FatherGongzimSonam Tobgye DorjiMotherMayeum Choying Wangmo DorjiReligionBuddhism

AshiKesang Choden (Dzongkha: སྐལ་བཟང་ཆོས་ལྡན, Wylie: skal bzang chos ldan, born 21 May 1930) is the widow of King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. She participates in royal duties of her own accord.

She is the only living Queen Grandmother in the World. In Bhutan she is called The Royal Grandmother.