Confusion reigns: what next after Thai princess’s election bid was dismissed by king on television?

Thailand woke up to more questions than answers on Saturday to the unfolding drama surrounding Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya’s audacious bid to be prime minister, after her brother King Maha Vajiralongkorn stunned the kingdom with a late night rebuke of his elder sister’s political foray.

On Friday morning, it was confirmation of Ubolratana’s unprecedented candidacy that was the stunner, as the development grabbed headlines and saw footage of the 67-year-old, in recent times an actress, aired repeatedly on international news channels.