King Maha Vajiralongkorn (left) with Princess Srirasmi and Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti.
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5 things to know about the Thai King’s disgraced ex-princess and third wife, Srirasmi Suwadee
She had to leave her son behind when she and her family were imprisoned for crimes against the Thai royal family, but no one has seen Srirasmi Suwadee since 2014
Former Thai royal Srirasmi (left) was divorced and stripped of her title by King Vajiralongkorn (right). Her parents have been jailed under the country’s strict lèse-majesté laws. Photo: Reuters
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been married – and divorced – several times. Here are some things you may not know about his third wife, former lady-in-waiting Srirasmi Suwadee, who was with him from 2001 to 2014.
1. She appeared in a leaked controversial video that displayed the decadence of the royal family
In the 2007 video, she and the then-prince celebrate the birthday of their dog Fufu, who purportedly held the rank of Air Chief Marshal. In the video, Srirasmi is seen in a G-string, at one point eating cake from a dog bowl on the floor. During this time, Thailand was reeling under a savage military coup.
2. She was stripped of her royal title in 2014 following accusations of her family’s corruption
In 2014, her uncle, parents, sister and three brothers were convicted of several crimes. They included lèse-majesté, or defaming the monarchy, which is a terrible crime in Thailand. Negative comments about the royal family can be punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Her parents pleaded guilty to these charges. In 2015, the elderly couple was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Srirasmi’s uncle was accused of smuggling and extortion in addition to lèse-majesté, and was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison. Her three brothers were sentenced to five and a half years each.
3. She was forced to leave her son behind
Her son, Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, is next in line to the throne after the king. There are photos online of her last meeting with him before she was forced to leave the royal house.
4. She is now living under house arrest – supposedly
Srirasmi Suwadee is said to currently live in seclusion in Western Thailand, outside Bangkok. Photo: Wikipedia
The ex-princess has not definitively been seen in public since 2014. There is a Facebook article demanding proof she is alive and well, as despite efforts to locate her, she appears to have fallen off the face of the earth.
5. She is part of a pattern that the Thai king has repeated many times over
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and General Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, the former royal consort, pose at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. The king stripped Sineenat of her titles and military ranks for being ‘disloyal’ and conducting a rivalry with Queen Suthida. Photo: Reuters
Maha Vajiralongkorn has been divorced several times. He divorced his first wife, who is also his cousin, in 1991, but she retained her title as part of the Thai royal family. His second wife was not so lucky. He married her in 1994 and divorced her two years later, and she was forced to flee to America with her sons. Most recently, Vajiralongkorn’s royal consort has been stripped of her title after only three months with the king and has now disappeared. It remains to be seen what will happen next.