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![[Queen and Prince of Sikkim playing outdoors, Sikkim]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1965/01/01/queen-and-prince-of-sikkim-playing-outdoors-sikkim-1024.jpg)
![[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim; and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim with their children Hope Leezum and Palden Gyumed, seated on cloth on the ground ]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1971/01/01/palden-thondup-namgyal-king-of-sikkim-and-hope-cooke-queen-of-sikkim-with-their-640.jpg "[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim; and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim with their children Hope Leezum and Palden Gyumed, seated on cloth on the ground ]")
![[Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, seated, three-quarter length portrait, facing left]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/19/hope-cooke-queen-of-sikkim-seated-three-quarter-length-portrait-facing-left-a0a2b2-640.jpg "[Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, seated, three-quarter length portrait, facing left]")
![[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, in brocaded dress, walking to the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) during the King's birthday celebration, Gangtok, Sikkim]](http://picryl-test-processed.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/photo/2019/10/05/palden-thondup-namgyal-king-of-sikkim-and-hope-cooke-queen-of-sikkim-in-brocaded-880f16-640.jpg "[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, in brocaded dress, walking to the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) during the King's birthday celebration, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Queen and Prince of Sikkim playing outdoors, Sikkim]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1965/01/01/queen-and-prince-of-sikkim-playing-outdoors-sikkim-640.jpg "[Queen and Prince of Sikkim playing outdoors, Sikkim]")
![[King and Queen of Sikkim getting ready to fly to Bhutan in helicopter, Sikkim]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/14/king-and-queen-of-sikkim-getting-ready-to-fly-to-bhutan-in-helicopter-sikkim-d64a56-640.jpg "[King and Queen of Sikkim getting ready to fly to Bhutan in helicopter, Sikkim]")
![[Prince Palden (left) and friend at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1969/01/01/prince-palden-left-and-friend-at-new-years-ceremony-gangtok-sikkim-640.jpg "[Prince Palden (left) and friend at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Prince Palden (second from left) making silly faces with friends, Sikkim]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1971/01/01/prince-palden-second-from-left-making-silly-faces-with-friends-sikkim-640.jpg "[Prince Palden (second from left) making silly faces with friends, Sikkim]")
![[Prince Palden Gyumed and Princess Hope Leezum seated on white scarves, Sikkim]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1965/01/01/prince-palden-gyumed-and-princess-hope-leezum-seated-on-white-scarves-sikkim-640.jpg "[Prince Palden Gyumed and Princess Hope Leezum seated on white scarves, Sikkim]")