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Thai king’s bodyguard becomes queen

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epa07540755 A Royal Household Bureau handout photo shows Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun (L) sits next to General Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya (R) who is now appointed as Queen Suthida during a royal marriage registration ceremony at the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall inside the Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 May 2019. A Royal Gazette announced on 01 May 2019 that Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun had married his consort General Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya and appointed her as Thailand's new queen named Queen Suthida, days before the coronation ceremony which set on 04 to 06 May 2019. EPA-EFE/ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BUREAU / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

The king of Thailand has married the deputy head of his personal security detail, and as consequence she became queen.

The surprise announcement comes before his elaborate coronation ceremonies begin on Saturday, when his position is consecrated.

Thai King married his consort and named her as new Queen days before coronation ceremony
A Royal Household Bureau handout photo shows Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun (R) gives box of gift to General Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya (L) who is now appointed as Queen Suthida during a royal marriage registration ceremony at the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall inside the Dusit Palace in Bangkok.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 66, became the constitutional monarch after the death of his much-loved father in 2016.

He has been married and divorced three times before and has seven children.

Queen Suthida is King Vajiralongkorn’s long-term partner and has been seen with him in public for many years, though their relationship has never before been officially acknowledged.

Via BBC

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