Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's mother has died!

•The body of Queen Sirikit will be kept in state until the end of the Thai king's birthday celebrations next Monday.

•This is according to a post by Andrew MacGregor Marshall, a Reuters journalist and Scottish professor close to the Siamese royal family.





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