Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck

Prince Dasho Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck (born 11 November 1994)[1] is a member of the royal family of Bhutan and is the youngest of the sons of the fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Mother Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck.

Prince Dasho Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck
Born (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994
Thimphu, Bhutan
HouseWangchuck
FatherJigme Singye Wangchuck
MotherTshering Pem
ReligionBuddhism

Royal duties

Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck has participated in a large amount of official royal matters including foreign affairs meetings. From 2008 Prince Dasho Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck has been educated in the exclusive Swiss boarding school, Institut Le Rosey. He attended the Early Learning Center in Thimphu, Bhutan, before going to Switzerland. He has now graduated high school. He now attends Central Saint Martins. He has two full sisters, Princess Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck, and Princess Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck, as well as 7 other half-siblings, including Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

He is active member of DeSuups, an organization made up of volunteers who go to the areas affected by some cataclysm or in charity events and who wear a familiar orange uniform to be easily recognizable. They are known as "Guardians of Peace".[2]

Honours
See also: List of honours of the Bhutanese Royal Family by country

See also

Notes
  1. GZ 2010
  2. 113th National Day
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