Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn returns to Germany, with entourage of 250 people and 30 poodles

• Tabloid newspaper photographs the 69-year-old monarch at Munich’s Hilton Airport hotel swimming pool, accompanied by a younger woman said to be a security guard
• The king’s presence in his adopted Bavarian home has been controversial in both Germany and Thailand. His latest trip coincides with a court verdict that analysts say could be used to crack down on pro-democracy protesters