If the Japanese and British surely the Thais could have done the same? The British and Japanese have far fewer princes and princesses to spare, and are located very much further away, but still managed to send Royal representatives. However, Thailand sends no such representative, even though the new Tongan King took the trouble to attend the Thai King's anniversary celebrations in person. --Previous Message--
: I forgot the source, but I read somewhere that
: the Thai ambassador is the representative in
: the Tongan funeral.
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: --Previous Message--
: Yes, the generals are all standing in front
: of
: portraits of the King and Queen but they
: seem to be very old portraits indeed.
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: I wonder whether the imminent coup was the
: reason why nobody from the Thai Royal Family
: attended the funeral in Tonga. I thought is
: strange that with so many princes and
: princesses they chose not to send anyone,
: even though the new King of Tonga recently
: attended the King of Thailand's
: celebrations.
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: --Previous Message--
: "The Thai government has been deposed
: by
: the military. The King is supposed to behind
: the coup, actively or by giving his silent
: consent.":
: (My sources are several Swedish newspapers,
: but there is no point in giving a link to
: them, I guess )"
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: According to the BBC News website (link
: below):
: "Many of the soldiers on the streets
: are wearing yellow armbands to signify
: loyalty to the king.
: King Bhumibol, who is highly revered by
: Thais, has made no comment about whether he
: backs the takeover attempt..."
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: BBC Link:
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: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5362228.stm
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: From today's Independent:
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: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1621779.ece
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