Thai Prince Awaits Crown, Groomed Since Birth for Throne
- Crown Prince in line to be tenth king in Thai Chakri Dynasty
- Vajiralongkorn is the sole son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has been anointed Thailand’s next monarch following his father’s death, an elevation that would see him become the 10th king in the Chakri Dynasty and inherit control of a fortune that runs to the tens of billions.
The sole son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died Thursday at 88, Vajiralongkorn would replace the only monarch most Thais alive today have known. While his father was beloved over the course of his seven decades on the throne, Vajiralongkorn, 64, has not attracted the same adulation.