Dorji Wangmo


Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck is the Queen Mother of Bhutan, and first wife of former king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who also married three of her sisters; all four sisters were entitled to be called queen.

Biography

Her father, Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji, was the Founder and Proprietor of Ugyen Academy (UA). Her mother is Yum Thuiji Zam. Yum Thuiji Zam Charity School in Thimphu District is named after her.
Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck is the first wife of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth King of Bhutan.
She was educated at St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.
She is the mother of Princess Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuck and Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck.

Activities

The Queen Mother has sponsored and edited a number of books on poetry and essays on national issues. She is the author of Of Rainbows and Clouds a story of Dasho Yab Ugyen Dorji. Her second book, Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan, is a blend of personal memoir, history, folklore and travelogue. Her third book, Dochula: A Spiritual Abode in Bhutan, is a documentation of the Druk Wangyel Complex consisting of the Lungchutse Lhakhang, 108 Druk Wangyel Stupas, the Druk Wangyel Lhakhang and the Druk Wangyel Tshechu.
She was honoured with the Pope Francis Charity and Leadership Award at a ceremony, in recognition of the work done by Her Majesty’s Tarayana Foundation under her leadership.

Children

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

Selected works

Of Rainbows and Clouds: The Life of Yab Ugyen Dorji as told to His Daughter.Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan.Dochula: A Spiritual Abode in Bhutan.

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Honours