Fall from favour: The palace said Sineenat (pictured with Vajiralongkorn and inset) had not obeyed the king and had created conflict in the palace by going above her authority. — Reuters
Bangkok: The very public downfall of the Thai king’s 34-year-old consort – stripped of all royal titles and military ranks by a late-night command – left the country open-mouthed at the latest abrupt act from its mercurial monarch.
Former royal bodyguard and army nurse Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi was dismissed on Monday from the rank of Chao Khun Phra, or noble consort, and accused of “disloyalty to the king”.
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