Thai king strips 'disloyal' royal consort of all titles: palace

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AFP Bangkok
Last Updated : Oct 21 2019 | 7:05 PM IST

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has stripped his 34-year-old consort of all titles, the palace announced Monday, a shock move less than three months after she was bestowed with a position that had not been used for nearly a century.

Former army nurse Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi was dismissed from the rank of "Chao Khun Phra" for "disloyalty to the king," the Royal Gazette said, as well as "acting against the appointment of the Queen (Suthida)... for her own ambitions.

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First Published: Oct 21 2019 | 7:05 PM IST

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