By Helen Pow PUBLISHED: 16:52 EST, 29 May 2013 | UPDATED: 07:35 EST, 30 May 2013 Like others in his graduating class, Lhagyari Trichen Namgyal Wangchuk is excited to leave St. Andrew's School this week and begin the four-year American institution of college - a rite of passage in the U.S. But unlike many of his classmates, Trichen, as he's known, doesn't take this privilege lightly. As the last remaining descendant of Tibetan kings, who was mentored from an early age by the Dalai Lama, the 20-year-old knows all too well that millions of people suffering in his homeland don't enjoy the same freedoms.
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Lhagyari Trichen Namgyal Wangchuk, known as Trichen, has been studying at St. Andrew's School in Delaware since 2010
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He was coronated King of Tibet by the Dalai Lama when he was 12, a year after his father passed away
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His dad, Lhagyari Trichen Namgyal Gyatso, spent two decades in prison after the Chinese took over Tibet more than 60 years ago
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Trichen travels America talking about the plight of his people though bears no hatred towards the Chinese
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One day he would like to be the elected leader of his homeland, though he's never been
America: Trichen, pictured, has made close friends at school, where he learned @placeholder - his fourth language
Invisible king: Trichen, pictured top row at right, has immersed himself in @placeholder culture during his time here