King Of Thailand Controversy
Thailand s new king is well known for his eccentricity.
King of thailand controversy. The black sheep of the royal family dubbed the playboy prince is. In 2016 he was spotted wearing a tight white crop top his body adorned with temporary tattoos and holding a white fluffy poodle while. He was the first thai king to be born outside of the country.
The new king isn t entirely without controversy. He went with his parents to paris lausanne and then to massachusetts when in. Bhumibol died in october 2016 marking the start of a year long mourning period across thailand.
Controversies surrounding thailand s next king by pavin chachavalpongpun. 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 his father was enrolled in the public health program at harvard university which is why bhumibol was the only monarch. Thailand s enforcement of the lese majeste law however which bans subjects from treating monarchs with indignity means that this latest move is unlikely to.
Thailand is set to crown a new monarch this month after king bhumibol adulyadej s death ended his 70 year reign but the former ruler s only son and heir crown prince maha vajiralongkorn. Prince ananda mahidol was born in heidelberg germany he was the first son of prince mahidol adulyadej of songkla son of king rama v and mom sangwan last title somdej phra sri nakarindhara borommaratchachonnani who were studying there at the time. Hence vajiralongkorn will need to rely on the army s grip on thailand now led by.
The next king of thailand is notorious for his scandal plagued playboy lifestyle and questionable taste in clothing. Vajiralongkorn the king s only son. Oct 14 2016 article history.
The thai government has never been fond of the king and i the popular 1951 musical about an english schoolteacher s tutoring of a nineteenth century thai king now being revived on broadway it banned the movie of the king and i in 1956 and the remake with jodie foster and chow. Kelli o hara as anna leonowens and ken watanabe as the king in rodgers hammerstein s the king and i 2015.
