Thai king names mistress official concubine

The King of Thailand held an odd ceremony Sunday where he named one of his top generals and longtime girlfriend as his official mistress, a role that has not formally been acknowledged since 1921.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn, also known as King Rama X, named Major-General Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi the new Royal Noble Consort, the official title for the chief concubine.

In the televised ceremony, which also fell on Rama X’s 67th birthday, he awarded Sineenat with four medals including the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao, 1st Class and the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant.

Sitting alongside Rama X, was his new wife - of less than three months - General Suthida Vajiralongkorn.

Suthida, who was a former consort and Thai Airways flight attendant, married the King in an official ceremony on May 1 where was named the official Queen consort of Thailand.

This is the first time that a Thai king has openly had more than one partner since the end of the absolute monarchy in 1932.

The last Royal Noble Consort was named in 1921. The last four Thai kings were all monogamous aside from King Rama VIII who never married.


The king, the queen, and the consort


https://www.foxnews.com/world/thailand-king...cubine-new-wife


More pictures in post #48

This post has been edited by river.sand: Aug 27 2019, 10:02 AM

From what I read, Thailand (or Siam) practiced polygamy until 1932. After polygamy was banned, Thai men started to curi makan.

Thailand's sex industry caters mostly to locals rather than foreigners.

Thai palace releases pictures of the consort...







https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/t...onsort-11843486
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-50...-cremation.html

Buddhism isn't concerned with whether polygamy is allowed. After all, monks are supposed to celibate.

Buddha's own father had 2 wives, who were 2 sisters.