Playboy king's lifestyle leads to Thailand riots

Inside the life of the Thai king who swapped his crown for a crop top tee-shirt

(60 Minutes Australia) "The King and Thai" (2020) presents a regal dilemma to consider: Is it right for a king with 70 million subjects and wealth in excess of 70 billion dollars to be seen frolicking around in a ridiculous crop top rather than a crown?

Many citizens of Thailand are outraged by the skimpy outfits their fresh monarch, King Vajiralongkorn, loves to wear. And they’re also furious at other aspects of his outlandish lifestyle – his womanizing, his alleged brutality, and the fact he seems to prefer the crisp air of the Bavarian Alps to the stifling humidity of the royal capital of Bangkok.

Tom Steinfort reports that there is also the small matter of Fufu, a pet poodle the king controversially appointed as the chief marshal of the Thai Air Force.

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