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Hope Cooke

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American author, historian and former Queen of Sikkim

United StatesWritersBorn 1940 · age 86
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Hope Cooke is the former Gyalmo of the 12th and last Chogyal (King) of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal. Their wedding took place in March 1963. She was termed Her Highness The Crown Princess of Sikkim and became the Gyalmo of Sikkim at Palden Thondup Namgyal's coronation in 1965.

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Hope Cooke is the former Gyalmo of the 12th and last Chogyal (King) of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal. Their wedding took place in March 1963. She was termed Her Highness The Crown Princess of Sikkim and became the Gyalmo of Sikkim at Palden Thondup Namgyal's coronation in 1965. She is the first American-born Queen Consort.

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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living
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Born 1940 · age 86
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15 languages

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