Thai airline’s April Fools tweet prompts royal insult complaint to police

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An April Fool's prank tweeted by staff at budget airline Thai Vietjet could lead to criminal charges after a lawyer filed a complaint with police alleging it had insulted Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida are seen in this 2020 fil photo. The airline posted a tweet that could be seen as alluding to the King and his consort, Sineenat Wongvajiraphakdi. REUTERS/ Chalinee Thirasupa/ File photo

Thai Vietjet's official account tweeted on April 1 that the airline was launching a new international route between the Thai province of Nan and Munich in Germany, which stirred online anger and threats of boycotts among ultra-royalists. The king granted Sineenat the title of royal consort shortly after his 2019 coronation. He had earlier in the year married a member of his personal bodyguard unit, who became Queen Suthida.

 

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