Thai King Bhumibol is Dead

[Hamilcar]

his situation has returned to stable I gather?

He has settled in a local minimum, yes.

[Valmy]

Sic semper tyrannis.

Die peacefully of natural causes at 88? Sadly probably right

[mongers]

The Asian tendency to worship god-kings figures. 

[Hamilcar]

Sic semper tyrannis.

Die peacefully of natural causes at 88? Sadly probably right

Better than his older brother, whom he killed.

[Monoriu]

(CNN)The question of when Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will ascend the throne of Thailand will have to wait, after the successor to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died Thursday, said he 'needs time to mourn his father'.

The prince's decision was relayed to the media by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, after an extraordinary meeting at Thailand's National Assembly.
"We are at the most important time. We need to do everything smoothly. I met Crown Prince today and he has been aware that he has been appointed as a successor up until now.
"But he needs time to jointly mourn with Thai people."
Prince Vajiralongkorn was named as successor to the throne on December 28, 1972.

Born in July 1952, Vajiralongkorn was introduced to the Thai public through his father's home videos, which were shown on newsreels in theaters across the country.
As a young man, he was educated in the United Kingdom and at Australia's Royal Military College in Duntroon, Canberra.
He was officially declared crown prince and heir apparent to the Thai throne in 1972.
His older sister, 65-year-old princess Ubol Ratana Rajakanya, is not eligible to ascend the throne due to the Thai laws of succession, which don't allow women to become the country's monarch.

Currently single, Vajiralongkorn has been married three times - to Soamsawali Kitiyakara in 1977, Yuvadhida Polpraserth in 1994 and Srirasmi Suwadee in 2001.
He was divorced from Princess Srirasmi in 2014 after a period of separation.
He has seven children from his three marriages, the oldest of whom is 37-year-old princess Bajrakitiyabha, who was Thailand's ambassador to Austria between 2012 and 2014.
He also owned a much-loved poodle called Foo Foo, which died in 2015 at the age of 17.
Vijiralongkorn will inherit the throne from the longest-regining monarch in Thailand's history; King Bhumibol celebrated the 70th anniversary of his reign in June 2016.
In December 2015, crown prince Vajiralongkorn led as many as 100,000 cyclists in the inaugural "Bike for Dad" ride around Bangkok, to celebrate his father's 88th birthday.

[Monoriu]

There are differing reports on how long the mourning period is going to be.  I have heard a year; and I have also heard 100 days.  It is probably a really bad idea to go to Thailand until the funeral.  But I don't think they'll close all the shops and restaurants for a year.  All Thai TV will broadcast in black and white for a few weeks. 





Also no word on the new king.  They seem to be kingless for now. 

[Josquius]

No word?
They announced pretty firmly it was his son but the son says he is taking time to morn. Which seems reasonble.

[Martinus]

LOL apparently those savages are questioning journalists under their "lese majeste" laws for taking these pictures of their new king.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3702849/Thai-police-detain-British-writers-wife-royal-photos.html

[Admiral Yi]

  King Meth Head.

[Josquius]

....what is he wearing? 

[Martinus]

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Is the corpse already rotting or something?

[Martinus]

King Meth Head.

It sounds like a set up for a comedy.

[Hamilcar]

Good on BILD for saying fuck you, we'll publish.

[Zanza]

Their new king apparently lives part of the year near Munich in a big mansion on the Starnberg lake. The cars in the photos seem to be German government cars too as they don't have a normal number plate. Maybe embassies get those as well.

[Monoriu]

Very soon we are going to have to get used to seeing his pictures all over Thailand and in almost every Thai restaurant all over the world.