World’s youngest queen, Bhutan’s Jetsun Pema, took the throne at 21

Jetsun Pema married her husband, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, when she was only 21

Jetsun Pema, Queen of Bhutan, is only 27. Photo: Getty

Jetsun Pema, 27, is the world’s youngest living queen.

She first took the throne at the age of 21 in 2011, when she married 31-year-old King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan.

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