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Paige Turner

He is next in line to the Thai throne, but mystery still shrouds the low profile 14-year-old crown prince. Here are some things about him that you probably didn’t know.
1. He is the only officially recognised son of the king



 

 
 


 
    
    

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Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, a son of King Vajiralongkorn, blows out candles Monday at his 13th birthday party attended by his father and friends. Image: Royal Household Bureau
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Dipangkorn has four half-brothers, but they are not officially recognised as the king’s sons, since their mother, Sujarinee Vivacharawongse, fled the country. Dipangkorn is the only son of the king to currently live in Thailand.
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2. He was featured in his mother’s campaign

His mother Srirasmi launched a breastfeeding campaign entitled “Sai yai rak chak mae su luk”, which translates as “Love and care from mother to children”. Images of her son as an infant were featured. A video on YouTube inspired by the campaign features touching pictures and clips of the two together.
3. He lives apart from his mother
His mother, former royal consort Srirasmi Suwadee, was married to then-Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn from 2001-2014. When the prince was nine, seven of his mother’s family members were accused of lèse-majesté – defaming the monarchy, which is a crime in Thailand. Srirasmi was stripped of all her royal titles and is now said to live in seclusion outside Bangkok although she has not been seen since 2014 – the same year her son last saw her.
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4. He is the heir presumptive, not the heir apparent

Technically, Prince Dipangkorn is first in line to the throne. However, as his mother and the king are divorced, he can be replaced if the king has a son with his current wife. In that situation, the new son will be the crown prince and take Prince Dipangkorn’s place as first in line to the throne.
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5. He has started volunteering



 

 
 


 
    
    

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๒๙ เมษายน ๒๕๖๒ เนื่องในโอกาสวันคล้ายวันประสูติ พระเจ้าหลานเธอ พระองค์เจ้าทีปังกรรัศมีโชติ โดยในปีนี้ทรงเจริญพระชันษาครบ ๑๔ ปี เกล้ากระหม่อมฉัน ขอประทานถวายพระพรชัยมงคลแด่ฝ่าพระบาท ขอพระองค์ทรงพระเจริญ มีพระชันษายิ่งยืนนาน ทรงพระเกษมสำราญ พระพลานามัยสมบูรณ์แข็งแรง ปราศจากภยันตรายใด ๆ ทั้งปวง ควรมิควรแล้วแต่จะโปรด เกล้ากระหม่อมฉัน ผู้จัดทำเพจ @thairoyalfamily 29 April 2019, The 14th Birthday Anniversary of His Royal Highness Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti Long Live Your Highness
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He is only 14 years old, but the crown prince has been spotted cleaning the windows and painting the temple walls of the Rangsri Vadhana Memorial, which houses the former Queen Sunanda Kumariratana’s royal relics. He also gave food and water to people who were camping out along the Royal Cremation Ground. At another volunteering event in Germany, he expressed his desire to “do good deeds for other people”.
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Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti is the Thai king’s only recognised son. Photo: Instagram

epa05583667 (FILE) A file handout made available by Thai Airways International shows His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn (L) with Her Royal Highness Princess Srirasmi (R) and His Royal Highness Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti (R bottom) on the occasion of him piloting a Buddhist Pilgrimage Flight to Gaya, India, for Merit Making, departing in Bangkok, Thailand, on 13 November 2010. According to a statement by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on 13 October 2016, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is to succeed Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej. A Royal Palace statement, issued in Bangkok, stated that King Bhumibol, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch, has died aged 88 in Siriraj hospital on 13 October 2016. EPA/THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL / HANDO HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES *** Local Caption *** 02460895

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epa06296631 Thai Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana (C) daughter of King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, rides her horse with the royal guards during the procession for the transferring of the relics and ashes of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, to be enshrined in Wat Rajabopidh Sathitmahasimaram and Wat Bovoranives Vihara temples, as part of the royal cremation ceremony, at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 October 2017. King Bhumibol died at the age of 88 on 13 October 2016 after 70 years on the throne. EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAK

epa07546873 A Royal Household Bureau handout photo shows members of the royal family (L-R), the king's daughters Princess Bajrakitiyabha and Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana, Queen Suthida and the king's son Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti during the monarch's coronation ceremony at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, 04 May 2019. The three-day ancient elaborate traditional coronation ceremonies of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn is a formal ceremony to complete the monarch's accession to the throne. EPA-EFE/ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BUREAU / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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5 things to know about Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, son of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn

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