Bhumibol Adulyadej

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A few months ago Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi

Thailand's King stunned observers was celebrated in an official Royal biography on Monday by the Stripping of his royal consort from her rank and title, only a few months after she received the award.

It was only In July , when Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi was named as the "official consort" in addition to the new Queen , But The Palace said she was punished for trying to rise to "the same state as The Queen ".

For some observers, their demise says a lot about the direction of Thailand's monarchy, as well as about their alleged crimes.

The new monarch, King Maha Vajiralongkorn , ascended to The Throne in the year 2016, when his father died, - the Country , the reading-majeste law prohibits any criticism of the monarchy and carries a hefty prison sentence.

What a consort is?

A consort refers in General to a wife, husband, or companion of a reigning monarch, But in this case, in Thailand "royal consort" was used as a term for a companion or partner, in addition to the wife of The King .

Sineenat, 34, was The First royal consort in Thailand for almost a century. If you made the title In July , it will be your official companion - But not a Queen - The King shortly after he married his fourth wife, Queen Suthida.

Historically, polygamy, and The Taking of The Royal Wives the loyalty of the powerful families in the provinces of the great Empire. was to assure you of Thailand's royals,

Thai kings over the centuries, several of the Wives had taken - or accompaniments. The Last time a Thai King took an official escort was in the 1920s, and the title was not used, since the Country became a constitutional monarchy in 1932.

What do we know about Sineenat?

information on her background is sketchy, except for the biographical information released by the court in time.

"We know about your past, what wanted to know of The Royal household," says Pavin Chachavalpongpun , an Associate Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University .

Born in 1985, she is from Northern Thailand and worked as a nurse. Once in a relationship with the then crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, her life was woven in The Royal military and security apparatus.

she was a bodyguard, a pilot, parachutist and joined The Royal guard. Earlier this year, she was appointed a major-general.

The number of honors and title of the court, was The First King to be crowned by her, always Noble Consort in nearly a century, In July .

Sineenat participation in The Funeral ceremony of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej

Shortly after, she was posing in front of everything in the picture in a fighter jet as The Palace released a series of action pictures of her along with an official biography. These have now been removed from the official website.

What's happening with her now?

Sineenat has been removed from your rank and title for "misconduct and breach of trust against the monarch," according to a detailed official announcement in The Royal court gazette.

The Statement said she was ambitious and tried to "increase to the same state as The Queen ".

"The Royal consort behavior have been show as a disrespectful," to, "disobedience against The King and The Queen " and abuse their power, to give commands in The King 's name.

The King , The Statement said, had learned, "they received was not grateful for the title, than you, still you have to behave appropriately according to their Status ".

"The King is sending a signal that he will not be touched'

Tamara Loos , a professor of history and Thai studies at Cornell University , points to the lack of transparency about what exactly is happening, is the key to understand it.

"In a situation like the one that you find, a system of patronage and behind-the-scenes. Sineenat could have played the system of patronage, and could, in a way that is not good for you," she says, hinting at the possible fact ionalismus in the yard.

she adds that the language of the Declaration of the setting of your demotion "is reminiscent of an era in which women have no direct political power, and the way you spoke about women with "influence" was that they were ambitious".

For women's Loos, The Statement is in line with what she identifies as the "rise of the modern Absolute Monarchy in Thailand".

What's in store for you?

So far, The Fallen companion has just robbed and your title, and it is unclear what is waiting for you.

"We have no idea what happened to her," says Mr Pavin, who adds that the process is hardly transparent.

as much As The Narrative was driven by their past, by the court, the same is likely to be the case for your future.

The sudden downgrading of the Sineenat remembers what happened-two of King Vajiralongkorn's former Wives .

In 1996, he denounced his second wife, Sujarinee Vivacharawongse - the flea in the United States , and the rejected Four Sons he had with her.

In 2014, his third wife Srirasmi Suwadee - whose whereabouts is Unknown , was stripped of all titles and banished from court, while their parents were arrested for reading-majeste. Her son, now 14, was of him.

His previous Wives have never issued any statements on your particular circumstances.

What does this tell us?

Since coming to power, King Vajiralongkorn has the exercise of his powers in a more direct way than his father.

Earlier this year, the two most important units of the army in the capital, Bangkok, were directly under his command, shows a concentration of military power in Royal hands, unprecedented in modern Thailand.

"The brutal and blunt language of the court to condemn Sineenat, as The King so the legitimacy of the penalty you want," says Mr Pavin.

King Vajiralongkorn became King , after his extremely popular father died

Ms Loos is committed, The King sends a message that goes beyond just the falling out with his wife.

"The King is sending a signal that he will not be touched, and that, as soon as you are in the doghouse with him, you have no control over their fate.

"Any movement from him, whether economically, militarily or in terms of the family shows his unbridled abuse of power," she adds.

in the context of the Country majeste law, the promotion was not discussed controversial down to the public, which observers believe is in the Country - But reading that this drama is tables case from the grace of the Supreme in the minds of many people.

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Source of news: bbc.com