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[Prince Palden (second from left) making silly faces with friends, Sikkim]
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Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Palden Thondup Namgyal was the hereditary ruler of the independent Kingdom of Sikkim, located in the eastern Himalayas. He ruled the kingdom from 1963 to 1975, when it was annexed by India. Queen Hope Cooke was an American woman who became the queen consort of Sikkim through her marriage to Palden Thondup Namgyal in 1963. She was a controversial figure in Sikkimese politics.
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Date
01/01/1971
Contributors
Kandell, Alice S., photographer
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Library of Congress
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