Thailand have strict laws in regards to public opinion of their royal family, considering it illegal to defame, threat, or insult the monarchs. Thai authorities were outraged when footage of the womanising king and Wongvajirapakd strolling around Germany was uploaded to Facebook in July of last year. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? As the country mourned the loss of King Bhuminbol in the nation’s capital of Bangkok, the late king’s son marched proudly in the procession accompanied by his wife Suthida Tidjai. Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . The shocking allegation was reported by Andrew MacGregor Marshall, the former Reuters bureau chief in Bangkok, in his subscription-only newsletter, Secret Siam. Soon afterwards he hooked-up with his latest wife Vajiralongkorn - who is nicknamed Nui. Since meeting the king in 2008, Tidjai has moved away from her previous career working for Thai Airways and now holds the rank of general in the Thai military, where it’s rumoured she also heads the king’s bodyguard unit. In the footage, the king is wearing a short crop top that exposes a torso covered in fake tattoos, accompanied by his alleged mistress. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. In 2001 the king married his third wife — former waitress Srirasmi Suwadee, who had been in his service since 1992. In the initial days of his tenure as the King of Thailand, he had no real political powers and was merely a ceremonial king. Picture: Thailand's royal office Source:AFP Ms Wongvajirapakdi at a firing range. King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida at their wedding ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 1, 2019. They began living together but his wife refused to divorce him. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 68, was treated… Property News: Sustainable House Day 2020: The most inspiring homes to see this year - domain.com.au. King Maha Vajiralongkorn wearing a crop top and fake tattoos in Munich with alleged mistress Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi. Image: AAP. Vajiralongkorn's fourth wife, Suthida Tidjai, former acting commander of Royal Thai Aide-de-Camp Department, and who he just married on May 1, was sitting stone-faced next to him throughout the ceremony. During the marriage Maha fathered four sons and a daughter with his mistress, actress Yuvadhida Polpraserth. They had a daughter, Bajrakitiyabha, but the relationship was doomed from the start. Official photos show Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya, a former Thai Airways flight attendant, laying on the floor as she was given a gift by the king during the ceremony. eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcdTAwMkZcdTAwMkZwdWJsaXNoLnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tXHUwMDJGb2VtYmVkP3VybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGemVuam91cm5hbGlzdCUyRnN0YXR1cyUyRjg2MDQ2NDc3MzI1NDg0ODUxMiZvbWl0X3NjcmlwdD10cnVlJmFsaWduPWNlbnRlciZoaWRlX3RocmVhZD1mYWxzZSIsInNjcmlwdCI6Imh0dHBzOlx1MDAyRlx1MDAyRnBsYXRmb3JtLnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tXHUwMDJGd2lkZ2V0cy5qcyIsInByb3ZpZGVyIjoidHdpdHRlciIsImVtYmVkIjpudWxsfQ==. The images, which appeared to show Maha out for a stroll with a girlfriend while wearing fake tattoo “sleeves”, fall foul of Thailand’s extremely strict law of “lese-majeste” — or insulting royalty. The removal of Sineenat echoes the cases of two of the King's former wives. He kept the marriage secret from the public until 2005, when she gave birth to their son, Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 795 - Number of “salute” gunpowder pellets to be fired by the armed forces. But she’s not the only woman in King Maha’s life who’s seen rapid military advancements of late, with his alleged mistress Wongvajirapakd leaving her nursing career behind to accept a promotion as a colonel in the military. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. The king divorced his third wife in 2014 after a video emerged showing them feeding birthday cake to his poodle, Fufu, while she wore only a G-string and courtiers crawled on … Reuters via Handout. She sings Happy Birthday to it before getting on her hands and knees and eating from the same bowl as Foo Foo. In 1996, he denounced his second wife, who fled to the United States, and disowned four sons he had with her. Maha even told a magazine it was his intention to settle down. At the celebration of its 67th birthday last Sunday, Rama X officially named his mistress Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi "Royal Noble Consort." His relationship with former air-hostess Tidjai is King Maha’s fourth marriage, having fathered seven children with his previous three wives. The Thai king Rama X now officially has two wives. It appears to show topless Srirasmi lying on the floor in just a G-string, feeding cake to the dog. King Maha Vajiralongkorn moves around on a palanquin during the coronation ceremony at the Grand Palace in Bangkok on May 5, 2019. The king of Thailand has married the deputy head of his personal security detail, and given her the title of queen, a royal statement has said. Richard Hartley-Parkinson Tuesday 16 May 2017 6:12 am. The surprise announcement was carried in the Royal Gazette and footage from Wednesday's wedding ceremony was later shown on the nightly Royal News segment aired on all Thai television channels. Naked pictures emerge of Thai king who was filmed in tiny yellow crop top. “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.”. Bringing both wife and mistress to his father’s $90 million, five-day funeral ceremony was indeed a statement, and perhaps further evidence for many that the king is still up to his old tricks. The king, widely known as Rama X, planned an even bigger party — but 119 members of his entourage were forced to return to Thailand amid fears they had the … Thai authorities threatened legal action against Facebook to have the footage removed. 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. In 2007 Foo Foo was a guest at a reception held by the US Ambassador Ralph Boyce. Closely following the couple however, was his alleged lover Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, who was first spotted out in public with the 65-year-old king in a shopping centre in Germany last year. Watch the brand new series Walker now on Stan. Suthida, who was a former consort and Thai Airways flight attendant, married the King in … 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). We pay for videos too. Foo Foo hit the headlines once again when a video from its birthday party surfaced online. Image: Twitter. 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. Maha has ruled Thailand since the death last year of his father who was married to Sirikit for 66 of those years. THAI King Maha Vajiralongkorn has married his long-term consort and given her the title Queen Suthida  - just days before his coronation. He was the youngest son of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, the Prince of Songkla, and his commoner wife Mom Sangwan (later Princess Srinagarindra, the Princess Mother). Some royal observers and foreign media had linked Suthida romantically with the king, but the palace had previously never acknowledged a relationship between them. He is due to be officially crowned in elaborate Buddhist and Brahmin ceremonies on Saturday, followed by a procession through Bangkok the next day. "He is a good student, a good boy, but women find him interesting and he finds women even more interesting.”. On the night of 1 December 2016, the fiftieth day after the death of Bhumibol, Regent Prem Tinsulanonda According to the 2007 Constitution, the cabinet instructed the president of the National Assembly to invite Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to the throne. Thailand's King has fired four more palace officials, the latest in a series of high profile public dismissals that include his own royal consort. We were afraid to risk even demonstrating the slightest inference of disrespect toward the Royal Family.”. Vajiralongkorn, 66, also known by the title King Rama X, became constitutional monarch after the death of his revered father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in October 2016, after 70 years on the throne. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn’s 1996 proclamation of divorce vividly highlighted the alleged crimes of his second wife – and former consort – Sujarinee Vivacharawongse. View our online Press Pack. Prince Vajiralongkorn’s sordid love story began in the 1970s when he wed his first wife (and cousin) Soamsawali Kitiyakara in an arranged marriage. Just three days before he was crowned king, Vajiralongkorn married his fourth wife, Suthida Tidjai, who was a former acting commander of Royal Thai Aide-de-Camp Department. 41,000 - Temples nationwide where monks will pray simultaneously tobless the king, 40,000 - Security personnel deployed during the prestigious occasion. He made it an Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Thai Air Force and the dog appeared at official functions dressed in a dinner jacket. 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. Sitting alongside Rama X, was his new wife - of less than three months - General Suthida Vajiralongkorn. The king named Ms Wongvajirapakdi as his official consort just two months after marrying his wife in May. In 1977 he married his first wife — his cousin, Princess Soamsawali Kitiyakara. Thailand's crop-top wearing 'Playboy Prince': Colourful past of 'womanising new king whose third wife sang happy birthday in a G-string to their DOG' Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn … 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. The unpredictable King of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn, who is suffering mass protests in Bankok, has now been accused of breaking his sister’s ankles. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Bhumibol was born at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States, on 5 December 1927. Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has lived up to his ‘playboy’ persona by bringing both his wife and mistress to his late father’s cremation ceremony. We pay for your stories! 200,000 - The number of citizens expected to line streets in Bangkok to view the ceremony. He also made her a Thanpuying, a royal title meaning Lady during the lavish ceremony. RELATED VIDEO: Thailand's extravagant five-day farewell, Thai court acquits 80-year-old writer of defaming monarchy, Jane Fonda to get lifetime award at Golden Globes, Richard Wilkins meets his granddaughter for the first time: 'What a joy'. His past wives include a first cousin and a Thai actress, a string of relationships starkly different to that of his father’s 66-year-marriage to the same woman. 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 prince then had his daughter brought back to Thailand. 17,568 - Number of royal volunteers in Bangkok across the three days of the coronation. But all was not well in paradise; during the marriage the Prince engaged in a sordid love affair with an … “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. 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. The world knows Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn as a playboy who has churned through four wives, lives among lots of women in a German hotel … Boris Johnson urges EU to ditch threat to block exports of Covid vaccines to UK, Denise Van Outen QUITS Dancing On Ice after shoulder injury, Cops fined as 100 officers broke Covid rules and got haircuts at police station, Kate Garraway warned by doctors that Derek ‘may never come out of a coma’, Schools announcement 'coming in next few days', says minister, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. THAILAND’S playboy king has been secretly rushed to hospital at 2am for a coronavirus test after one of his bodyguards tested positive for the virus. Bhumibol played a key role in 1992, in the transition of Thailand to a democratic system. Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has lived up to his ‘playboy’ persona by bringing both his wife and mistress to his late father’s cremation ceremony. 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