Yesterday, Perth’s Bhutanese community assembled in large numbers at HBF Park to greet the king of Bhutan warmly.
Arriving in the city yesterday on his first-ever trip to Australia, His Royal Highness Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck More than 19,000 registered attendees braved the bad weather, creating huge queues snaking around the block in expectation of his arrival.
Originally scheduled for Canberra and Sydney, the tour seeks to boost diplomatic relations between Australia and Bhutan.
Perth is notably home to the southern hemisphere’s biggest Bhutanese community.
The Bhutanese embassy quickly announced an extra event set for today in response to the great demand and the many people unable to make it to the event.
