Thai King Wedded General Days Before Coronation

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ChinesePod News - May 03, 2019

Just days before his official coronation, King Maha Vajiralongkorn married the deputy head of his personal security detail, General Suthida Vajiralongkorn Na Ayudhya and crowned her Queen Suthida. The surprise announcement was published in the Royal Gazette. Footage from their wedding ceremony was broadcasted on the Royal News segment across all Thai channels.

Vocabulary

登基 to enthrone

册封 to confer a title

加冕 coronation

继位 accession

拔擢 to promote

Vocabulary

登基 to enthrone

冊封 to confer a title

加冕 coronation

繼位 accession

拔擢 to promote

News Transcript

泰王瓦吉拉隆功与侍卫队副指挥官苏提达已结婚,并册封苏提达为王后。

该喜讯于泰王登基仪式前夕传出。

除了周六的加冕大典外,典礼也包括周日于首都举行的王室游行。

消息由泰国皇室宫务处发出后,两人周三的婚礼片段也在泰国各媒体的王室新闻中播出。

现年66岁的泰王瓦吉拉隆功,在其父亲普密蓬国王于2016年驾崩后,继位成为立宪君主。普密蓬国王去世时,成为全球在位时间最长的君主。

过去曾为泰国航空空服员的苏提达为王后,也曾任泰王瓦吉拉隆功的侍卫队副指挥官,并于2016年被拔擢为将军。

外媒和王室观察者在近几年便推测两人关系亲密,但从未获官方证实。

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泰王瓦吉拉隆功與侍衛隊副指揮官蘇提達已結婚,並冊封蘇提達為王后。

該喜訊於泰王登基儀式前夕傳出。

除了週六的加冕大典外,典禮也包括周日於首都舉行的王室遊行。

消息由泰國皇室宮務處發出後,兩人週三的婚禮片段也在泰國各媒體的王室新聞中播出。

現年66歲的泰王瓦吉拉隆功,在其父親普密蓬國王於2016年駕崩後,繼位成為立憲君主。普密蓬國王去世時,成為全球在位時間最長的君主。

過去曾為泰國航空空服員的蘇提達為王后,也曾任泰王瓦吉拉隆功的侍衛隊副指揮官,並於2016年被拔擢為將軍。

外媒和王室觀察者在近幾年便推測兩人關係親密,但從未獲官方證實。

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has married the deputy head of his personal security detail, General Suthida Vajiralongkorn Na Ayudhya and promoted her to Queen Suthida.

This surprise announcement came just days before his coronation, which is taking place on Saturday, followed by a procession through Thailand’s capital on Sunday.

The news was published in the Royal Gazette.

Footage from their wedding ceremony, which occurred on Wednesday, was broadcasted on the Royal News segment across all Thai Channels.

King Vajiralongkorn, 66, became the constitutional monarch in 2016, succeeding the death of his adored father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was the longest-reigning monarch in the world.

Formerly a Thai Airways flight attendant, Queen Suthida was appointed as the deputy commander of King Vajiralongkorn’s bodyguard unit and was later promoted to a full general in the army in 2016.

There had been speculation in past years about a romantic link between the pair by foreign media and royal observers, but the palace had never issued an official statement on the matter.

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