"Oh, Maha!"
"Ah ha!"
Posted on 02/15/2026 1:18:47 PM PST by algore
When it comes to wealth, extravagance and notoriety, few compare to Thailand's playboy king, Maha Vajiralongkorn.
Known formally as Rama X, the 73-year-old monarch is the wealthiest ruler in the world, with an estimated net worth of £52billion.
He has lived an extraordinarily wild, and at times outright bizarre, life that would put even history's most debauched monarchs to shame.
But in recent months, the flamboyant royal has all but retreated from public life.
Rarely seen since the October death of his mother Sirikit, the once-spirited monarch appears to still be in mourning.
In November, just a few weeks after his mother passed away, a glum-looking Vajiralongkorn became the first ever Thai monarch to visit China as part of a state visit.
And on February 1, the king was seen performing religious rites to commemorate the 100th day since his mother's passing. Photos of the event showed uniformed soldiers obediently bowing down to the dour-looking king and queen in a gaudy room that held a large portrait of the late Sirikit.
Compounding his misery is the poor health of his eldest daughter, who has been in a coma for more than three years.
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol is receiving 'continuous' treatment to stabilize her blood pressure because of a severe infection. She has been unconscious in hospital since falling ill due to heart problems in December 2022 during a dog training session.
Other than formal events, the monarch appears to have had little contact with the outside world.
Before his retreat from the public eye, Vajiralongkorn was involved in a string of scandals, including making his poodle the chief of his air force, spending the Covid-19 lockdown with a harem of 'sex soldiers' in a German hotel, and throwing his mistress into prison for upsetting him and his wife.
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“Sex Soldiers”? That’s a new way to describe it.
Thai’s gonna Thai.
Practicing to become a USA politician
> Thai’s gonna Thai.
Thailand?
> “Sex Soldiers”? That’s a new way to describe it.
And at age ~70? Impressive. But a man’s gotta know his limitations.
This POS said he would murder his sister if he wasn’t named the previous king’s successor.
“...Practicing to become a USA politician...”
Yep...definitely a “resume enhancer” for any aspiring communist RAT.
apparently it’s still good to be king
Like Mel Brooks said: “It’s good to be king.”
Sounds like Caligula.
TEMU Caligula, all the crazy, none of the blood.
We were in Thailand after the last king died and for ONE YEAR ALL MEN HAD TO WEAR ALL BLACK!! It’s HOTTER THAN HELL and here they are in BLACK!! NUTS!
The King is a proud soldier in the war on celibacy
My first thought was Caligula in “I, Claudius.”
Hump 2 3 4, Hump 2 3 4
"Oh, Maha!"
"Ah ha!"
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol Vajiralongkorn?
Came over on the Mayflower.
I mean, you gotta lay down the law sometimes.
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