Commentary: The heirs and spares of Thailand’s monarchy

since December 2022. With the palace largely quiet about her condition, many are turning to unofficial sources such as former Reuters journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall, who reported she had suffered a brain aneurysm and will not recover.

In 2020, Thai Twitter exploded with criticism after the government barred tourist activities and fishing near popular tourist sites while she enjoyed a four-day sojourn there. The same year, she ostentatiously donated her name brand hand sanitiser during the COVID-19 pandemic., crime scene tape meant to preserve evidence was removed and red carpet laid down so a wreath could be laid at the princess' command.

The visit’s prominent coverage in the Thai media raises hopes of a family rapprochement. Previously, the press airbrushed the four out of reporting on the king’s family. That said, limits remain. Even now, the Thai press does not mention the other two brothers by name. And it is coy on why they have remained abroad for so long.

Absent his four US-based sons, this puts the onus on 18-year-old Prince Dipangkorn to maintain the family line.Reintegration could be gradual, helping them - and the Thai public - to adjust. In this, Britain’s royal family could be a model. King Vajiralongkorn could acknowledge his sons, while wishing them well for their lives in the United States as “non-working” royals.

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