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King of Bhutan marries in elaborate ceremony

A Bhutanese staff member places a ribbon under a portrait of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema, outside the Lungten Zanpa School in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)
A Bhutanese staff member places a ribbon under a portrait of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema, outside the Lungten Zanpa School in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)
 
King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, second left and Queen Jetsun Pema sit during Buddhist blessings prior to their marriage at the Punakha Dzong, in Punakha, Bhutan, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The 31-year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies Thursday. (AP-Yonhap News)
King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, second left and Queen Jetsun Pema sit during Buddhist blessings prior to their marriage at the Punakha Dzong, in Punakha, Bhutan, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The 31-year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies Thursday. (AP-Yonhap News)

A large banner of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema is seen on a storefront in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. The 31 year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom will wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies set for Thursday.(AP-Yonhap News)
A large banner of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema is seen on a storefront in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. The 31 year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom will wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies set for Thursday.(AP-Yonhap News)
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