While the king took the throne after the death of his father, his formal coronation follows a mourning period for King Bhumibol, whose royal cremation was held a year after his death. In 1977 he married his first wife — his cousin, Princess Soamsawali Kitiyakara. Among the dignitaries at their wedding were Prayuth Chan-ocha, the leader of the military junta that has run Thailand since a 2014 army coup. Thai king brings wife and mistress to father's funeral. During the marriage Maha fathered four sons and a daughter with his mistress, actress Yuvadhida Polpraserth. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. In 1977 he married his first wife — his cousin, Princess Soamsawali Kitiyakara. He also made her a Thanpuying, a royal title meaning Lady during the lavish ceremony. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-depraved-rule-of-thailands-caligula-king On the night of 1 December 2016, the fiftieth day after the death of Bhumibol, Regent Prem Tinsulanonda Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . Queen Suthida is King Vajiralongkorn’s fourth wife. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? However, by then he was involved with a … To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. In 2001 the king married his third wife — former waitress Srirasmi Suwadee, who had been in his service since 1992. We pay for videos too. Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been crowned on the first of three days of coronation rites. Thai king strips consort of titles for 'disloyalty' ... just two months after the king married Queen Suthida, his fourth wife. King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s coronation, which is due to last for three days, began two years after the death of his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. But in stark contrast to his father, Brit-educated Maha has already divorced three times - and is now on his FOURTH wife. King Vajiralongkorn inherited the throne in … https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/hairy-bikers-si-king-opens-7866614 "He is a good student, a good boy, but women find him interesting and he finds women even more interesting.”. In 2014, Vajiralongkorn appointed Suthida Tidjai, a former flight attendant for Thai Airways, as a deputy commander of his bodyguard unit. He fathered several children to a mistress while married to his first wife, a cousin. 1,000,000,000 -  Total cost in Thai baht of the coronation ceremonies (£23 milion). She appeared in a leaked controversial video that displayed the decadence of the royal family. He kept the marriage secret from the public until 2005, when she gave birth to their son, Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti. He married Yuvadhida the following year but after a mysterious bust-up two years later, she fled to the UK to escape her husband. Charges related to lèse-majesté reportedly were brought against relatives of the king’s third wife after their 2014 divorce. In a first, Thai King's wife turns pilot, takes part in military drills. By Monique Penning ... who was first spotted out in public with the 65-year-old king in a shopping centre in Germany last year. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. “At one point during the band’s second number, he jumped up on to the head table and began lapping from the guests’ water glasses, including my own. In the run-up to his coronation, the billboards and government offices were peppered with large imposing portraits of Vajiralongkorn. In a letter written in 2011 they said: “We were ordered by our father not to return home to Thailand. You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. They began living together but his wife refused to divorce him. The Asahi Shimbun via Getty He even jailed the parents of his third wife, a lady-in-waiting named Srirasmi, under those laws by accusing them of abusing their connections with him, the BBC and The Sun reported. In 1977 he married his first wife — his cousin, Princess Soamsawali Kitiyakara. Finally, in 1993, he sued for divorce, laying the blame for the failed relationship entirely at Soamsawali’s feet. The publication of the more than 60 photos and a 46-page biography was dated last week but did not start circulating online until Monday. Thailand announced on Wednesday that King Maha Vajiralongkorn's long-time consort had become his fourth wife, bestowed with the title Queen Suthida - … It appears to show topless Srirasmi lying on the floor in just a G-string, feeding cake to the dog. Another royal couple has decided to split — Thailand’s Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, 62, and wife Princess Srirasmi Akrapongpreecha, 43, are getting a divorce after 13 years of marriage. Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej - Life in Pictures French President de Gaulle and his wife alongside King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand and his wife attend a show at the Opera de Paris Getty He is due to be officially crowned in elaborate Buddhist and Brahmin ceremonies on Saturday, followed by a procession through Bangkok the next day. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. During a 1982 trip to the US, Sirikit said: “My son, the Crown Prince, is a little bit of a Don Juan. She went to school in England. However, the king's pristine ceremonial outfit was a far cry from the outrageous croptop and low-slung jeans he was once spotted wearing while wandering around a German shopping centre. 12 - The 12th coronation for kings of the reigning Chakri dynasty. He married his first wife in … In 2007 Foo Foo was a guest at a reception held by the US Ambassador Ralph Boyce. Born in the northern province of Nan, she graduated from the Royal Thai Army Nursing College, trained as a pilot in Thailand and abroad, and served in the king's royal bodyguard unit, reaching the rank of major-general in May. We were afraid to risk even demonstrating the slightest inference of disrespect toward the Royal Family.”. King Maha Vajiralongkorn bestowed the rank of "Chao Khun Phra" or noble consort on the 34-year-old former army nurse Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi on his 67th birthday in July. A year earlier he divorced Srirasmi, stripped her royal titles and exiled her to an undisclosed location in Thailand — with a reported settlement of £4.5m. We pay for your stories! The princess attended Rajini School in Thailand for … “The Air Chief Marshal’s antics drew the full attention of the 600-plus audience members, and remains the talk of the town to this day.”. She sings Happy Birthday to it before getting on her hands and knees and eating from the same bowl as Foo Foo. rights reserved. King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his consort, General Suthida Vajiralongkorn, named Queen Suthida, attend their wedding ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand May 1, 2019. THAI King Maha Vajiralongkorn has married his long-term consort and given her the title Queen Suthida  - just days before his coronation. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. ... the first … The king made Suthida a full general in the Royal Thai Army in December 2016, and the deputy commander of the king's personal guard in 2017. The pair bought a poodle, Foo Foo, which Maha became devoted to in a way that even the most ardent dog lover would find extreme. The first king of a unified Thailand was the founder of the Kingdom of Sukhothai, King Sri Indraditya, in 1238. Suthida is the fourth wife of the monarch, who has a teenage son from his third marriage and six other children. In 1977 he married his cousin Princess Soamsawali and they had their first child, Princess Bajarakitiyabha, in December 1978. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn marries his consort, Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya, newly named Queen Suthida, prays at the feet of her husband during the ceremony, Man and wife... Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya, a former Thai Airways flight attendant, 'legally married' the King in accordance with royal traditions, Queen Suthida signs marriage license documents during the royal marriage registration, King Maha Vajiralongkorn in that now infamous croptop in Munich, Queen Sirikit once branded her son a bit of a womaniser, His father, King Bhumibol, left, was well loved by the people of Thailand, King Maha Vajiralongkorn succeeded to the throne of Thailand in December 2016 and is a popular monarch, Here the individualistic king is seen at a Munich airport wearing an eyebrow-raising crop top while his new wife who is carrying a poodle, The King's glamorous wife has been seen at many royal ceremonies in recent years, Meeting Wills and Kate during a trip to the UK in 2012, With former wife Srirasmi Suwadee and their son, Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, Maha was educated at a posh private school in the UK, Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn strolls around shopping centre in crop top, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). He became the first monarch to be born in Thailand since his great-uncle Prajadhipok. Chulalongkorn was furious when he discovered that his son brought home a farang wife. View our online Press Pack. His military career was interrupted in 1978 so he could be ordained for a season as a Buddhist monk, as is customary for all Thai Buddhist men. According to the 2007 Constitution, the cabinet instructed the president of the National Assembly to invite Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to the throne. For other inquiries, Contact Us. The monarch even threatened to sue Facebook over the startling shots, taken in 2016 by a passer-by who recognised the king. Thai social media has been awash with a rare display of public anger against the king (Picture: Newsflash) The King of Thailand has moved into … 69 - Years since Thailand’s last coronation, in 1950. In Lausanne, Princess Mother Sangwal, in the wake of the death of King Ananda in 1946, requested the Swiss police to guard Villa Vadhana 24 hours a day to ensure the safety of the young King Bhumibol. In a leaked document, Mr Boyce said: “Foo Foo was present at the event, dressed in formal evening attire complete with paw mitts. HANDOUT/REUTERS First … Foo Foo hit the headlines once again when a video from its birthday party surfaced online. A rare release of official palace photos of the Thai King’s royal consort have caused a flurry of online attention, causing the royal palace website to crash, according to reports. Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has wed his royal consort, Gen. Suthida Vajiralongkorn … The images and details provide an unusually intimate glimpse into the private lives of the powerful, ultra-wealthy and inscrutable monarchy, which is protected by a royal insult law that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison per count. The current concept of Thai kingship evolved through 800 years of absolute rule. Thailand's palace has released rare images and a biography of the king's newly anointed royal consort Sineenat Bilaskalayani, also known as Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi in camouflage fatigues, taking part in military drills. Indeed, his string of failed marriages and apparently insatiable appetite for women - his own mother Queen Sirikit branded him a womaniser - has had Thais quietly gossiping for years. When the dog died in 2015 Maha gave it a four-day funeral complete with Buddhist rites before it was cremated in a lavish ceremony. Maha has ruled Thailand since the death last year of his father who was married to Sirikit for 66 of those years. 795 - Number of “salute” gunpowder pellets to be fired by the armed forces. The king has five sons and two daughters from his previous marriages. After his father, Bhumibol Adulyadej, died on 13 October 2016, Vajiralongkorn was expected to succeed to the throne of Thailand but asked for time to mourn before taking the throne. © 1998-2019 Zee Media Corporation Ltd (An Essel Group Company), All The King of Thailand held an odd ceremony Sunday where he named one of his top generals and longtime girlfriend as his official mistress, a … "The king has ordered the creation of a royal biography for Chao Khun Phra Sineenat Bilaskalayani," a statement from the Royal Office said, using her full title. The prince then had his daughter brought back to Thailand. Maha Vajiralongkorn is due to be crowned 10th monarch of Chakri dynasty of Thailand in an elaborate three-day ceremony starting on Saturday. Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn waves as Queen Suthida bows toward him at the Royal Palace in Bangkok on May 6, 2019. But the king’s bizarre dress sense is just the tip of the iceberg for this clearly very different monarch. They had a daughter, Bajrakitiyabha, but the relationship was doomed from the start. 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