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Thai King marries general days before his coronation
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Bangkok, Thailand (CNN)Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has wed his royal consort, Gen. Suthida Vajiralongkorn Na Ayudhya, and declared her queen just days before his coronation.
The statement added that the king "performed a royal wedding ceremony with Gen. Suthida Vajiralongkorn Na Ayudhya in accordance to law and royal traditions in a full and righteous manner." The pair officially married May 1 at the Ampornsathan Throne Hall in Bangkok's Dusit Palace. The King's younger sister, Princess Sirindhorn, and Chairman to Privy Council, Gen. Prem Tinsulanonda, signed the marriage document as witnesses.
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