Maha Vajiralongkorn - From the "playboy prince" to the king with a turbulent harem and 22 concubines

King Maha Vajiralongkorn was officially crowned in 2019. He is one of the kings who owns a turbulent harem because there are too many concubines.

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is the only son of four children of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. Since 1972, he has been conferred the title of Crown Prince, establishing the throne as heir to the throne.

King Rama X will have the power of a monarch to sign legislation, see officials take the oath of office and serve as Thailand's head of state. He was also the nominal head of the military, the courts, and the government.

After more than 2 years of delay due to mourning for his father, King Maha Vajiralongkorn officially ascended to the throne on May 4, 2019 after his father, the late King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej died in 2016, becoming the 10th king of the Chakri dynasty since 1782.

Attending the coronation ceremony of King Maha Vajiralongkorn was the new Queen Suthida, a female general who was enthroned and became the fourth wife of the Thai king just 3 days before the enthronement ceremony.

Since ascending the throne after the death of his father, King Vajiralongkorn seems to have more direct control over royal affairs.

Talking about the turbulent harem of Maha Vajiralongkorn, he went through 4 wives, ordained a nurse as a royal concubine, deposed her but restored her position after less than a year, in addition, he also included 20 concubines. other.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn (also known as King Rama X) was once known as the "playboy prince" of Thailand. Since ascending the throne, he has remained a controversial figure.

The 68-year-old monarch is worth an estimated $32 billion and spends most of his time living in luxury at a mansion in Bavaria, Germany. Although the king is rarely seen in the country, people are not allowed to criticize King Maha. Anyone who has a disrespectful word or attitude towards the head of the country will be severely punished.

According to the Mirror, Ms. Sineenat was deposed in October last year from the royal throne, military positions and not allowed to appear in public. She is the first royal consort of the Thai royal family in nearly 100 years, and is officially accompanied by the king and queen at events.

In a royal statement, the palace described Ms. Sineenat as "disloyal" because of her rivalry with Queen Suthida.

In April 2020, King Maha isolated himself with 20 concubines in Bavaria when Covid-19 peaked. The king is said to have taken the harem delegation to the luxury hotel Sonnebichl in Bavaria after getting permission from the Thai authorities.

At that time, the state of Bavaria was under lockdown, as were other regions across Germany. The Sonnebichl hotel should have closed like many other hotels but was "allowed to open and continue operating" to serve the king and his concubines.

As the oldest monarch to inherit the Thai throne, King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been married four times and has a scandalous private life.

In November 2009, King Maha and his third wife Srirasmi Suwadee leaked a video, in which Suwadee was almost naked, wearing only thin underwear, while servants stood around at the party. the king's pet dog's birthday.

In the same year, Harry Nicolaides, an Australian writer, was jailed for three years after publishing a book in which there was a quote about the Thai king: "If the prince falls in love with one of his concubines. herself and be betrayed, her name, family lineage and all traces of her and her family's existence will be erased forever."

In 2011, one of the royal planes belonging to King Maha, then Crown Prince Maha, was confiscated by German authorities to pay off a $35 million debt with a German company in danger of bankruptcy. .

King Maha married his first wife, Princess Soamsawali Kitiyakara, in 1977 and gave birth to a daughter, Princess Najrakitiyabha. However, while living with Kitiyakara, Mr. Maha had an affair with actress Yuvadhida Polpraserth, who later bore him five children.

Despite repeated requests, Princess Soamsawali still refused to divorce until King Maha achieved her wish in 1993. The reason for the divorce was clearly stated as from Mrs. Soamsawali. Even so, the eldest wife and Princess Najrakitiyabha continue to play an important role in Thai royal events.

Vajiralongkorn, then still the Crown Prince, married the actress with whom he had been dating for more than 15 years, but their marriage did not receive the queen's blessing.

Two years after the wedding, Yuvadhida moved to England to live with 5 children, but Crown Prince Maha was not satisfied. He posted his wife's poster all over the palace, accused her of adultery and eventually kidnapped his daughter Yuvadhida and brought her back to Thailand. The daughter was later recognized as a princess by the royal family, but Yuvadhida and her sons were stripped of all their titles. They currently live in the US.

Maha's third wife is Srirasmi Suwadee, who has worked for the Crown Prince since 1992. Their marriage was kept secret for four years, until 2005. Srirasmi gave birth to a son, who is now Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, and became Princess. However, nine years later, Vajiralongkorn demanded the removal of all royal titles from his wife's family after her relatives were accused of corruption.

Soon after, Princess Srirasmi gave up her title, agreed to divorce after 13 years of marriage and received a sum of money worth more than 5.64 million USD.

Three days before his coronation in April 2019, King Vajiralongkorn married his fourth wife, Suthida Tidjai, who was the acting commander of the Royal Thai Rescue Agency. Mrs. Suthida became Queen of Thailand.

Less than three months later, King Vajiralongkorn again ordained Ms. Sineenat as Royal Consort at a ceremony to celebrate his 67th birthday. After nearly a year of being removed from this position for "disloyalty", Ms. Sineenat was reinstated in an announcement published on September 2, 2020 on the Royal Gazette page.

The statement (effectively dated August 29) said Ms. Sineenat had been restored to both her royal and military titles; at the same time declaring that the royal concubine had not committed any wrongdoing, nor lost her privileges.