Thailand King marries bodyguard in surprise
BANGKOK : Policenama Online – Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn surprises with royal wedding ahead of coronation, he married his deputy head of personal guard force and gave her title of Queen Sunthida.
In a surprise announcement, carried out in the Royal Gazette, Vajiralongkorn.66, known by 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.
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With the crowned Buddhist and Brahmin ceremonies on Saturday, followed by the procession through Bangkok. In year 2014 Suthida Tidjai, former flight attendant for Thai airways, appointed his deputy commander of bodyguard unit.
Later on she made a full general in the Royal Thai army in Dec 2016. He also made her a Thanpuying, a royal title meaning lady.Vajiralongkorn has previously been married and divorced three times and has seven children. King took title after death of his father.