enlarge This AFP file photo taken 26 July 2006 shows King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, (R) and Bhutans Crown Prince, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi. The king of the remote Himalayan country of Bhutan has abdicated in favour of his son.
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This AFP file photo taken 26 July 2006 shows King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, (R) and Bhutans Crown Prince, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi. The king of the remote Himalayan country of Bhutan has abdicated in favour of his son.
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