Everything We Know About King Rama X Of Thailand

From marrying his bodyguard to flying his own plane and throwing a four-day funeral for his pet poodle, here's everything we know about Thailand's eccentric ruler.

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Everything We Know About King Rama X Of Thailand

[JerryC]

No one in Thailand likes him. But they can’t say it. His father was loved by the country.

[emilychareontong]

The second lady he married and his 4 sons are currently in the US they aren’t allowed to go back to Thailand even for their grandpa’s funeral

[beluwuga]

So basically he's a 16th century European monarch living in the 21st century.

[LEELOLKH]

The fact that he disowned and deported his own children.

[khanawithkaran]

I'm a part of the Indian community 🇮🇳 living in Thailand for generations and I can tell u one thing that King Bhumibol was adored by us, many of us hanged his photo on our walls. But today his son is not at all respected by us

[canuck]

His father was all class, it's a shame that the son is the complete opposite.

[NismoGojira]

The most hated king in Thailand. He will end his own monarchy.

[lindaparker]

When I was in Thailand at 2011, the cab driver was telling me about the king but he didn’t call him “the king”. Instead, he called him “my king”. That seemed lovely to me.
I believe no one calls this one “my king”...

[ThirstyTHOR]

He's like a mad king from story who does everything he wants to. The Irony is He's named after Lord Rama who married one women and did everything for her.

[sudonim]

I'm not insulting the Thai monarchy, I'm just saying the Thai people could learn a thing or two from the French.

[jadetiger]

I heard his sister is a better choice to be queen and people like her

[bumfluffmcregor]

He's the worst king ever everyone hates him and he just locks himself away with 20 women in Germany and leaves thailand to fend for itself his dad was ten times the man he is

[caotuanvo]

His mom obviously didn't beat him enough when we was little.

[kirankandel]

He is one of those people who don't deserve what they have.

[myfavoritepointguard]

So the king marries his first cousin.


*Sweet home alabama.*

[CryptoX-krwu]

His dad was loved by the whole country. He served the people and worked hard to make their lives better. The son is a total opposite - has no interest in public service and just wants to indulge in a lavish playboy lifestyle in Bavaria.

[Kookie-zvbu]

he denounced his *consort* for *disloyalty*

the irony

[kheck]

His younger sister is love by all. She deserves it not him.

[setablaze]

When i visited Thailand with family, the Thai people were amazing and way too kind to us. My best memory was a woman who with her dog (formerly a stray) lived and worked next door to where we were staying. The dog had a literal house on the beach (included with warm sea breezes, clean water bowl, and homemade dog food), and the woman had socialized him so well that his calm nature managed to get my little cousins to stop fearing dogs. He was a sweetheart, and she was a fantastic lady who recommended us to a lot of great places. To compare that to how closed off and suppressive the monarchy is, its like night and day.

[kaiem]

I went to Bangkok for a week last 2017 and it was during the time when the entire country was in mourning because of the death of the king. Everyone really loved him, every tour guide we had would somehow find a way to point out some facts or location relevant to him. It was just so obvious how loved he was. I was surprised to find out that the son inherited pretty much none of that love lmao.