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Duke, Duchess of Cambridge meet Bhutan's King and Queen for first time

(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-04-15 13:07 Comments

Duke, Duchess of Cambridge meet Bhutan's King and Queen for first time
Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L-R), his wife Jetsun Pema, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, pose at the Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu, Bhutan, in this April 14, 2016 handout photo by the Bhutanese Royal Office. [Photo/Agencies]
As per the Royal press release, it was three years ago when King and Queen of Bhutan visited the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence house. The King then invited the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Bhutan. The Duke and Duchess also met with the Bhutanese students who are studying in Britain through British chevening scholarship.

In Bhutan, the couple was accompanied by British High Commissioner to India Sir Dominic Asquith and other senior officials of the British High Commission in New Delhi.

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