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King and Queen of Bhutan end 6-day official visit to Japan

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema left Japan after wrapping up their six-day visit as state guests Sunday.

Before leaving from Kansai International Airport in Osaka, the royal couple visited the Sento Imperial Palace in Kyoto and took a 30-minute walk in its garden, enjoying autumn colors and taking pictures of themselves in front of a pond.

The couple arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday and later met with Crown Prince Naruhito and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his wife. While attending a series of ceremonies including a state banquet, they also visited Fukushima Prefecture to encourage people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and the ensuing nuclear crisis triggered by the disaster.

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King Jigme of Bhutan and Queen Jetsun Pema's visit to Japan

Queen Jetsun of Bhutan and Princess Kiko

Her natural beauty and elegance and her colourful traditional outfits have helped Bhutan's Queen Jetsun Pema become the new fashion icon of the Orient.

And the 21-year-old royal, who has become an ambassador for the ethnic style of her tiny Himalayan state, did her people proud on an official visit to Japan.

Jesun and her husband King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck were welcomed to Toyko's Imperial Palace by Crown Prince Naruhito.

The prince was stepping in for his absent father, Emperor Akihito, who has been hospitalised with bronchitis symptoms.

Also at the welcome ceremony was Empress Michiko and her younger son Prince Akishimo and his wife Princess Kiko.

Naruhito's wife, Crown Princess Masako, who has been affected by a stress-induced illness, was absent.

At a banquet in the evening, Naruhito praised the couple's state, saying Japan could learn a lot from the way it was governed.

He was referring to Bhutan's gross national happiness index – which requires the government to measure citizens' contentment rather their material wealth.

King Jigme and his wife, who wed in an elaborate marriage ceremony last October, promised to spend their honeymoon working, and that's exactly what they've done.

Their Japan trip marks pilot's daughter Jetsun's second major trip overseas as queen after the couple visited India.

They are the first state visitors to be welcomed to Japan since the March earthquakes and tsunami.

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Queen Jetsun with Empress Michiko and King Jigme

With Crown Prince Naruhito

King Jigme of Bhutan's speech at the Diet in Japan

Greek prince on short visit to Karachi #Pakistan #Nikolaos

Prince Nikolaos of Greece paid a short visit to Karachi on Tuesday to meet an old friend and some dignitaries, including Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad, officials told The Express Tribune.

Forty-two-year-old Prince Nikolaos was in the city on the invitation of Ghouse Akbar, the CEO of Princely Jets. “Yes, he came to see me,” Akbar told The Express Tribune on Wednesday. “It was a personal visit. He is a friend from my university days. This is all I can say at the moment.” Akbar and the prince were at Brown University. Prince Nikoloas called on Governor Ebad at the latter’s residence. “The governor told the Greek prince that Pakistan was a most suitable destination for investment due to its investor-friendly policies,” said an official handout on Wednesday.

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[Bhutan] 31-year-old King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to marry 20-year-old commoner Jetsun Pema in October

And there will be another royal wedding this year! 31-year-old King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, will be getting married in October as it was announced today, as he opened his country's parliament.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, King Jigme Khesar "revealed his intention to marry 20-year-old student Jetsun Pema during an address to parliament".

Jetsun, a very beautiful young girl yet a commoner, was born in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, on June 4th, 1990.

He "is an Oxford-educated (now) bachelor crowned in the remote Himalayan country in 2008".

As a King, he has also been helping "usher in democracy in the Buddhist nation". He declared as he announced his decision that "as king, it is now time for me to marry. After much thought I have decided that the wedding shall be later this year"

According to Hello Magazine, he also added that "people might think that my queen should be highly educated, beautiful and best of the best". He said with a huge smile on his face. "Jetsun Pema is a kind-hearted girl who is very supportive and whom I can trust. I don't know what my people will say about her, but I find her complete with all the qualities a woman needs to have."

The couple are set to wed in October. I am sure it will be colourful and lavish! Congratulations to the young couple!