MONARCHY OBSOLETE ? ;0)

MONARCHY OBSOLETE ? ;0)
by Darius Kadivar
09-Nov-2008
 
Coronation in the Dragon Kingdom

A process of modernisation and democratisation is under way in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and a new, young king has just ascended the throne in a ceremony steeped in Buddhist ritual. Charles Haviland was in the capital, Thimphu, to watch the celebrations.

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