Royal Profile: 30 Facts About Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan

1. Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan was born 4 June 1990 {Source}. 
2. She is the granddaughter of a Governor of Trashigang{Source}.
3. She is the second eldest of five children, she has two brothers and two sisters {Source}. 
4. Her sister, Yeatso Lhamo, is married to Queen Jetsun's brother-in-law, Prince Dasho Jigme Dorji Wangchuck{Source}.
5. Her primary education took place at The Little Dragon School, The Sunshine School and the Changangkha Lower Secondary School{Source}. 
6.  In the late 1990s, the future Queen attended St. Joseph's Convent in India{Source}. 
7.  She also attended the Lungtenzampa Middle Secondary School before finally attending the Lawrence School, where she completed her education in March 2008{Source}{Source}. 
8. During her school days, her extracurricular activities included participating in band, and dance programs {Source}.
9. She studied International Relations, psychology and Art History at Regent's College, London {Source}.
10. During May 2011's opening of Parliament's 7th session, King Jigme Khesar announced his engagement to Justsun Pema. 
11. She was one of several engaged major royal couples to marry in 2011:
1. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (married in April, 2011)
2. Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco (married in July 2011)
3. Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips Tindall & Michael James Tindall (UK, married in July 2011)
4. Georg Fredrich, Prince of Prussia & Sophie, Princess of Prussia, Princess von Isenberg (Germany, married in August 2011)
12. They were married on 13 October 2011. 
13. Since their marriage, the new Queen has joined her husband on several abroad trips to India {Source}, Singapore{Source}, Japan {Source}, and The UK{Source}, as well as throughout their own country.
14. In November 2015, it was announced she and her husband were expecting their first child, rumored to be a son {Source}. 
15. On 5 February 2016, she gave birth to her first child, who was known as The Gyalsey (The Prince) until his name was announced in April.
16.  In April 2016, the new prince's name was announced: The Gyalsey was to be known as Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck.
17. On 17 December 2019, it was reported that she was expecting their second child, to be born in Spring 2020 {Source}
18. On 19 March 2020, the Queen's official Instagram account reported that she had given birth to her second son {Source}
19. While the young prince's name has yet to be announced, it was recently stated that it will be announced in the coming days.
20. She has an active social media account on instagram.
21. An advocate for environmental issues, she is Patron of the Royal Society for Protection of Nature  (RSPN).
22. She also is a UNEP Ozone Ambassador.
23. She is patron of Ability Bhutan Society.
24. Queen Jetsun is patron of  the Bhutan Kidney Association (Jigten Wangchuck Tshogpa) and the Bhutan Kidney Foundation {Source}.
25. In 2016, she became President of the Bhutan Red Cross Society (BRCS).
26. She is the world's youngest queen consort.
27. The Queen Consort and her husband were once dubbed "The Will and Kate of the Himalayas" (WHYYYY???! The Bhutanese couple have a sense of duty and class...the Cambridges...#notsomuch)
28. She shares a birthday with French born Marie Mélodie de Bourbon and the UK's Christian Alexander Mowatt.
29. When not performing royal duties, being a wife or mother, she enjoys fine arts, painting and basketball {Source}.
30. In addition to Bhutan's native tounge, Dzongkha, she speaks English and Hindi {Source}