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Rajasthan to receive royals for honeymoon

Posted: 16 Oct 2011 11:39 PM PDT

The largest Indian state by area – Rajasthan is learnt to be preparing to receive newlywed King and Queen from Bhutan whose area is comparable to Indian state of Kerala.

The royals seal the fairy tale wedding

Rajasthan is popularly known as ‘the land of kings’. The state is bordered by Pakistan to the west, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the northeast, Punjab to the north, Gujarat to the southwest and Madhya Pradesh to the southeast. It has inhospitable great Indian desert -Thar.

The news of the royals arrival in Rajasthan has not been confirmed by the Bhutanese authority. However, Indian media reports Monday said,”they will take a trip across Rajasthan in a special train arranged for the couple.”

Media reports also said Bina Kak, Rajasthan’s Minister of Tourism, denied disclose authenticity of the news. “We’d love to play host if the royal couple comes to our state,” reports said quoting Minister Kak as saying.

The King and Queen are expected to arrive on October 25 and stay in India for their honeymoon, The Hindu reported today.

While in India, they will also visit Udaipur, Jodhpur and Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur. Jaipur is known as the ‘pink city’ of India.

King Jigme Khesar Wangchuk married Jetsum Pema last week. The royal ceremony was considered as ‘fairy tale wedding’ in many accounts by Indian media.

The King with an un-named Thai lady

The King married commoner and was not free from criticism. In 2006, a Thai website carried his picture with an un-named lady, considered to be his girlfriend.

The most popular Thai web forum (pantip.com) and the Thai Rath daily both printed the picture, whose further circulation was banned by the Thai Department of Special Investigation.