Her Majesty the Queen of Bhutan, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, was born in 1955 in Nobgang, western Bhutan, and educated in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. Her previous book, Of Rainbows and Clouds, a family history, was published in 1999. She heads the Tarayana Foundation, which provides medical, educational and social support to people and communities living in the most remote areas of Bhutan.