Nickname(s) "Nui" Commands held Royal Guards Name Suthida Vajiralongkorn | Rank Major General Allegiance Thailand | |
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Born 3 June 1978 (age 40)
Bangkok, Thailand Service/branch Royal Thai Army Royal Thai Air Force Awards Order of the White Elephant (Dame Grand Cordon) Order of the Crown of Thailand (Dame Grand Cordon) Order of Chula Chom Klao (Dame Commander) | ||
Thai King Long-Time Consort Becomes Queen
General Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya (Thai: สุทิดา วชิราลงกรณ์ ณ อยุธยา; rtgs: Suthida Wachiralongkon na Ayutthaya), née Suthida Tidjai (Thai: สุทิดา ติดใจ; rtgs: Suthida Titchai; born 3 June 1976) is a Thai military officer, currently Commander of the Special Operations Unit of the King's Guard, holding the rank of full General.
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Formerly a flight attendant with Thai Airways, she was appointed commander of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn's household guard in August 2014. Several reports, following the Crown Prince's divorce of Srirasmi Suwadee, have linked her romantically to the Crown Prince, that she lives in Munich. In October 2016, international media reports label her as the designated king's "consort", despite the Palace never officially declaring their relationship. Her name is consistent with naming customs for the wives of Thai princes.
On 1 December 2016 she was appointed Commander of the Special Operations Unit of the King's Guard and promoted to the rank of General, becoming the first woman to reach four-star rank in the Thai armed forces other than a member of the royal family. She also reached the rank in abnormally rapid time, after six years of service (in contrast, it took current Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha 34 years to reach four-star rank).
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