Vajiralongkorn (; born 28 July 1952), reigning title Phrabat Somdet Phra Vajira Klao Chao Yu Hua, is King of Thailand since 2016. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. As of 2020, his net worth is estimated to be around US$30 billion, making him the wealthiest ruler in the world. He has a son, the second of the four children of King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit, and a daughter, the “Crown Princess” of Thailand.
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Vajiralongkorn ; born 28 July 1952), reigning title Phrabat Somdet Phra Vajira Klao Chao Yu Hua, is King of Thailand since 2016. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his father’s death on 13 October 2016, he asked for time to mourn before taking the throne. He accepted the throne on the night of 1 December 2016. His father was cremated on 26 October 2017. His coronation took place from 4–6 May 2019. As of 2020, his net worth is estimated to be around US$30 billion, making him the wealthiest ruler in the world. People in Thailand are not allowed to criticize his rule, as the monarchy is protected by one of the strictest lèse-majesté laws in theworld. He was proclaimed crown prince on 28 December 1972 at 12: 23 in the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, making he the third crown prince of the Chakri dynasty. His education at Duntroon was divided into two parts, military training by the Australian Army and a bachelor’s degree course under the auspices of the University of New South Wales. He graduated in 1976 as a new corporal with a liberal arts degree. In 1982, he completed a second bachelor’sdegree in law, with second-class honors at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University.
His first name at birth was given as \”Vajirongkorns Borommachakkrayadisonsantatiwong Thewetthamrongsuboriban Aphikhunuprakanmahittaladunladet Phumiphonnaretwarangkun Kittisirisombunsawangkhawat Borommakhattiyaratchakuman\”. He is also styled as Rama X. His reign was retroactively declared to have begun on 13 Oct 2016, upon his father’s death. Aged 64 at that time, he became the oldest Thai monarch to ascend to the throne; he is also known as the “King of the Kings” He has a son, the second of the four children of King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit, and a daughter, the “Crown Princess” of Thailand. He has two sons, the eldest of whom is the heir to the Thai throne, who is also called “The King of the King” and “The Queen of the Kingdom of Thailand”. He has three daughters, the youngest of which is “The Princess of Thailand”, and a son-in-law, “His Royal Highness Prince Maha Vajiralongskorn” He was educated at independent schools in the UK, first at a prep school, King’s Mead, Seaford, Sussex, and then at Millfield School, in Somerset, where he completed his secondary education.
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