Tshering Yangdon


Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon is the third wife of the former Bhutanese king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck. She is the current Queen Mother of Bhutan, as she is the mother of the current Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. She is also the mother of King Jigme Khesar's two younger full siblings, Princess Ashi Dechen Yangzom and Prince Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji.

Biography

Her father, Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji, was the Founder and Proprietor of Ugyen Academy. Her mother is Yum Thuiji Zam.
She was educated at St. Joseph's Convent, Kalimpong, and St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.

Humanitarian causes

The Queen founded Bhutan Nun's Foundation in March 2009, the foundation's focus is to make nunneries a way to help and empower girls and women through education and economic self-sufficiency.

Children

She had, with the former king, the following children:

Patronages

Titles and styles