Even the King of Bhutan shoots film...

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...I think. Just saw this news story about the king and his wife expecting their first child: click.

What impressed me most was the TLR hanging 'round his neck. I wish I had had mine with me when I met him almost 5 years ago - I had arrived in Bhutan the day the massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in 2011, and met the king the next day when I was visiting Thimphu Dzong (he was there to say prayers for the Japanese victims). Of course, none of us were allowed to take pictures when he was around.
 

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It is well known that Bhutan measurers its happiness index. Probably, shooting film increases Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Index a bit, even if it is just the king who shoots.
 
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The Bhutanese royal couple were a huge thing in Thailand during some visits here a few years back. For a while, you couldn't see any media in Thailand anywhere without seeing their faces. Quite a photogenic couple I've always thought and to be fair, if you are married to a woman that looks as good as she does...you really should shoot her on a Rolleiflex!
 
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I agree, the queen is stunning - the royal couple came to Japan a couple of years ago and there was a big to-do about that here too.

The king reminds me of a Bhutanese Elvis, and I have to admit I was quite star-struck when I met him, even though I had never seen a picture of him up that point.
 

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Interesting. He was a friend of my nephew in the Geography Dept here at UCB a number of years ago, where they studied together awhile.
A bright well-educated fellow.
 

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Didn't Leica make a special edition for him or something ?
 

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We should invite him to join APUG.
 

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A new collocation for the English language altogether, I can honestly say that I've never seen the words 'Bhutanese + Elvis' appear at the same time before! Yes, he's quite a good looking fellow too I think.
 
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