The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, née Kate Middleton, will meet the "William and Kate of the Himalayas" on an exotic tour of India and Bhutan in the spring, it has been announced.The royal couple will visit King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and his stunning wife Jetsun Pema when they travel to the remote mountain kingdom for the first time.
© Photo: RexWilliam and Kate will meet King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and his wife Jetsun Pema
Their trip to the Land of the Thunder Dragon will fall around the time that Queen Jetsun, 25, gives birth to her first child, a son.Oxford graduate King Jigme, known as the "Dragon King" married his beautiful bride in a colourful three-day ceremony in the ancient capital of Punakha, seven months after William and Kate's royal wedding, which he attended as a guest.The young couple are seen as the modern face of Bhutan, which remained isolated from the outside world until the 1970s and only introduced TV in 1999.
The couple are expecting their first child
Their five-hour marriage service in a Buddhist monastic fortress was broadcast live to the population of 750,000 and six months later the newlyweds visited the UK, meeting the Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House.Back in Bhutan, where tradition forbids public displays of affection, they have sparked a trend for couples to hold hands.Jigme announced Jetsun's pregnancy on Facebook in November in a message to mark his father's 60th birthday, six years after his abdication.
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe royal couple will also visit India in the Spring
He wrote: "I am deeply pleased to announce that Jetsun and I look forward to the birth of our son in the coming Losar (New Year). We are overjoyed to offer this news as a gift on His Majesty's Birth Anniversary."William and Kate, now parents to Prince George, two-and-a-half and eight-month-old Princess Charlotte, will no doubt have lots to discuss with their hosts.They may also find enlightenment on an issue close to their hearts – mental health.
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