His Majesty King Rama V of Siam,
present-day Thailand, also called King Chulalongkorn, was born in
1853 and died in 1910. As a fifteen-year-old, Chulalongkorn
ascended the Siamese throne, but because of his young age, his
uncle acted as his guardian. During his five years of custody, he
was educated by an English governor, Anna Leonowens, in literary
history, language and art. He was King of…
Protests break out at German hotel where Thai King is staying with his harem
7th May 2020
German and Thai activists have staged a
protest outside the the Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl in Germany where
King Maha Vajiralongkorn is staying with his harem of 20 women. The
protesters have projected messages onto the front of the hotel with
messages like, “why does…
A survey held by Kyodo News revealed that
75 per cent of the respondents feel positive about Emperor Naruhito
of Japan, who succeeded his father on 1 May last year. Over 2,000
people responded to the survey. Fifty-eight per cent said they felt
an affinity for the…
The Japanese government is postponing the
Rikkoshi no Rei ceremonies which were due to take place this month.
They would have proclaimed Crown Prince Akishino’s as first in the
line of succession but have been put off to a later date due to the
Coronavirus crisis. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of
emergency over the virus on 7 April and the ceremonies were
scheduled to take…
Born on 9 April 1955, Nobuko Asō was the
third daughter and youngest child of Takakichi Asō and Kazuko
Yoshida. Her father was the chairman of the Aso Company and former
member of the House of Representatives while her mother was the
daughter of former Prime…
King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand,
also known as King Rama X, has left his hotel in Germany, where he
was holed up with a harem of 20 women, to travel to Zurich from
where he flew to Thailand to celebrate Chakri Day. In Zurich, he
was joined by his wife Queen Suthida, who…
King Maha Vajiralongkorn spends most of
his time in Germany already – having a $12m mansion at Lake
Starnberg, but he too faces the challenges of the coronavirus.
However, being a King comes with some perks. Despite all hotels
having to close due to the crisis, the Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl has
applied for and received a special permit to remain open so that
the Thai King could rent out all…
Japan’s Princess Aiko has graduated from
high school as the famous Japanese Cherry Blossoms bloomed. The
only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended her
graduation ceremony at Tokyo’s Gakushuin Girls’ Senior High School
over the…
King of Bhutan announces borders will close in televised address to nation over COVID-19
22nd March 2020
The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar,
addressed his nation today regarding the COVID-19 outbreak saying
that from Monday, Bhutan’s borders would be closed. “Starting
tomorrow, our land borders will be sealed. “We are compelled to
take this drastic…
The Emperor and Empress of Japan won’t
now make a State Visit to the United Kingdom this Spring.
Confirmation that the visit was off came from Buckingham Palace
which said the event would be rescheduled for a later date. Emperor
Naruhito was due to make his first State Visit since he ascended
the Chrysanthemem Throne last year. However, given the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic, it has now…
