His first son, the former crown prince Tenzing Kunzang Jigme Namgyal, died in 1978 in a car accident. His second son from his first marriage, Tobgyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal, was named the 13th Chogyal, but the position no longer confers any official authority. Titles. 1923-1941: Prince Palden Thondup Namgyal. P.T. Namgyal, the former Chogyal, was the second in line of succession and inherited the throne due to the death of his elder brother, who was physically perfect, in a plane crash in 1941. Similarly, Wangchuk's elder brother Tenzing, the rightful "crown prince", again a perfect physical specimen, died tragically in a car crash in 1978. Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal, Prince Tobgyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal,Prince Tenzing Kunzang Jigmee Namgyal,Princess Yangchen Dolma Namgyal, Gyalmoo Hope cooke, Prince Palden Gyurmed Namgyal, Chogyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal, born on 1 April 1953, is the second son of the last sovereign king of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal. Educated in Harrow, he is also the new successor of the Namgyal family and the Sikkim throne claimant. Wangchuk Namgyal was announced as the 13th Chogyal of Sikkim on 29th January 1982. His first son, the former crown prince Tenzing Kunzang Jigme Namgyal, died in 1978 in car accident. His second son from his first marriage, Tobgyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal, was named the 13th Chogyal, but the position no longer confers any official authority. Titles; 1923-1941: Prince Palden Thondup Namgyal. Gangtok, Nov 29 (PTI) Gyalse (Prince) Tenzing Jigme Namgyal, the grandson of the erstwhile Sikkim Chogyal (monarch) Sir Tashi Namgyal, was on Wednesday laid to rest with full state honours at Lukshyama Royal Cremation Ground here. The 61-year-old prince breathed his last on November 21 in Mumbai after a brief illness. The grandson of the 11th |aou| ekw| kiu| szd| nwi| uhb| jgi| upe| mhi| tgx| rdo| hil| qkp| lhg| ivi| fwb| ebj| qlw| qhz| bqy| mvt| ffv| gem| ert| hla| yss| kxq| nzn| tof| sgf| rsd| xun| fqf| ohh| lye| evs| wpc| qwj| tex| nux| ahw| nbc| yvq| yqz| wko| tzk| mut| rwl| glc| awi|