Mitree Chitinunda gets a haircut in the shape of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, to mark King's 67th birthday, in a barbershop at Bangkok, Thailand July 28, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
BANGKOK (Reuters) - On one side of his head it reads "Long Live", on the other "The King". And on the back is a painstakingly snipped birthday portrait of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
Devoted monarchist Mitree Mike Chitinunda decided to mark the king's 67th birthday on Sunday with a haircut that has drawn praise from some royalists but criticism from others, who view it as disrespectful.
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