Tshering Yangdon
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{{Infobox royalty
| consort = yes
| name = Tshering Yangdon
| image = Tshering Yangdon.jpg
| image_size = 120px
| coronation =
| cor-type =
| reign = 1979 – 9 December 2006
| reign-type = Tenure
| caption = Tshering Yangdon in 2005
| succession = Queen consort of Bhutan
| regent = Dorji Wangmo
Tshering Pem
Sangay Choden
| reg-type = Co-queens consort
| full name = Tshering Yangdon WangchuckWomen in Bhutan retain their names upon marriage.
| spouse = {{marriage|Jigme Singye Wangchuck|1979}}
| issue = Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
| father = Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji
| mother = Yum Thuiji Zam
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1959|6|21}}
| birth_place = Nobgang, Punakha, Bhutan
| religion = Buddhism
| successor =
| house = Wangchuck (by marriage)
}}
{{Royal Family of Bhutan}}
Tshering Yangdon ({{langx|dz|ཚེ་རིང་དབྱང་སྒྲོན}}, born 21 June 1959) is the third wife of the former Bhutanese king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck. She is the current Queen Mother (Gyalyum Kude) of Bhutan, as she is the mother of the current Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.{{cite web|url=http://www.raonline.ch/pages/bt/visin/bt_royalfam07.html|title=RAOnline Bhutan: Bhutan's Royal Family - Member of Bhutan's Royal Family|last=RAOnline|website=www.raonline.ch}} She is also the mother of King Jigme Khesar's two younger full siblings, Princess Ashi Dechen Yangzom (b. 1981) and Prince Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji (b. 1986).
Biography
Her father, Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji (1925–2019), was the Founder and Proprietor of Ugyen Academy (03/04/2002).{{cite web|url=http://www.ugyenacademy.edu.bt/main/page.php?id=1|title=Ugyen Academy|website=www.ugyenacademy.edu.bt}} Her mother is Yum Thuiji Zam (b. 1932).
She was educated at St. Joseph's Convent, Kalimpong, and St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.
The name Tshering means "long life".
The name Yangdon (or Yangden) means "precious jewel", denotes prosperity and well-being.
Having a deep fondness for nature and the environment, Her Majesty is an avid gardener. Her Majesty is also very good in art and enjoys painting and sketching.[https://iwmcf.net/award/2007/9 IWMCF]
Humanitarian causes
The Queen founded Bhutan Nun's Foundation (BNF) in March 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=13760|title=News in Bhutan other than Dzongkha and English. – KuenselOnline|website=www.kuenselonline.com}} The foundation's focus is to make nunneries a way to help and empower girls and women through education and economic self-sufficiency.{{cite web|url=http://www.bhutannuns.org/about-us/vision-of-bnf.html|title=Vision of Bhutan Nun's Foundation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725065943/http://www.bhutannuns.org/about-us/vision-of-bnf.html|archive-date=2011-07-25}}
She was responsible for the building of the Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chörten in Punakha Valley in 2004.
Children
She had, with the former king, the following children:
Patronages
- Royal Patron of the Royal Society for the Protection and Care of Animals.{{cn|date=June 2020}}
- Royal Patron of the Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition.{{cite web|url=https://pursuebhutantours.wordpress.com/tag/bhutan-flower-exhibition/|title=Bhutan Flower Exhibition – Pursue Bhutan Tours : Travel Blog|website=pursuebhutantours.wordpress.com}}
Honours
- Outstanding Women in Buddhism Award [The International Women's Meditation Center Foundation] (2007).[https://iwmcf.net/award/2007/9 IWMCF]
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|regent3=Sangay Choden}}
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Category:Bhutanese queen mothers
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