Thailand's King has made his mistress a royal consort in a ceremony attended by his new wife, marking the first time the country's modern monarchy has publicly admitted to polygamy.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn made his former bodyguard, 34-year-old Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, his chao khun phra (royal noble consort) in a ceremony on his 67th birthday.

Queen Suthida was sitting next to him.

He poured ceremonial water over Ms Sineenat's head to officially anoint her a concubine during a televised service on Sunday.

During the service she lay on the floor to remain lower than the King's feet, in accordance Thai royal tradition.

The move marks the first time a Thai king has publicly had more than one partner since an absolute monarch ruled the country in 1932.

Major General Sineenat was also given four medals, such as 'most noble order of the crown of Thailand' and 'most exalted order of the white elephant, special class', as well as being lauded for her time as a senior officer in the King's bodyguard team the Ratchawallop Police Retainers.

Ms Sineenat, who is known as Koi but used to be called Niramon Ounprom, was formerly a nurse at the Ananda Mahidol army hospital.

The announcement of her as royal consort has faced no public criticism in Thailand as under lèse-majesté laws those who offend the crown can get up to 15 years in prison.

Yet in private it is understood many Thais see the King as eccentric and possibly immoral.

The news comes less than three months after the King married another former consort, Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya, who had been a Thai Airways flight attendant.

Photos from their wedding at the start of May showed Ms Suthida lying on the floor as she was given a gift by the King.

She 'legally married' the King in accordance with royal traditions, an announcement in the Royal Gazette said on May 1, with a statement from the royal family explaining the King had decided to promote General Suthida to become Queen Suthida.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7313849/Thai-king-anoints-army-nurse-mistress-official-concubine-ceremony-wife.html

Wow..

That Queen... Hmmm!!!!! if eyes were arrows

Should we expect another announcement in September..
More mistresses or consorts in making.......

Except na so the king just dey chop dey only 2 jollof go



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Life of a woman... She's expected to pretend she is in agreement with it

She should be happy that she was elevated from bodyguard to Queen

FlutterDollar99:
Life of a woman... She's expected to pretend she is in agreement with it

I don't see anything to agree to.

This is the 67th wife/concubine/mistress.

She should be used to these things by now.

The second woman is the betrayal.

After that, well....

I think the demonic Nigerian advise of face your kids and ignore your husband bla bla is very useful here.

Again, we do not even know how the wife was gotten in the first place or their culture around kings and his wives.

bukatyne:

I don't see anything to agree to.


I think the demonic Nigerian advise of face your kids and ignore your husband bla bla is very useful here.

Dear "F'' moniker, there is no such thing as Demonic advice. It's just a matter of individuals making choices they wished never happened

FlutterDollar99:
Dear "F'' moniker, there is no such thing as Demonic advice. It's just a matter of individuals making choices they wished never happened

It is because of the ripple effect.

If u can, complete the story instead of making it sensational.
The so called queen was once like the one kissing his feet.
She displaced some other queen( s)
The man is a polygamist and since its a taboo to publicly saynegative thing about their monarch, people are just keeping mute.

Maybe, it's their tradition to keep royal consort( concubines).