Thai King's Formal Coronation Caps Eventful Two Years on Throne

Maha Vajiralongkorn to be crowned in ceremony on Saturday
King rejected sister’s candidacy and rebuked exiled premier

King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Queen Suthida, and Princess Bajrakitiyabha, far left, on May 2.Photographer: Dailynews/AFP via Getty Images

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By Randy Thanthong-Knight

May 2, 2019 at 9:00 PM UTC

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Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn will be crowned in an elaborate ceremony on Saturday, capping a busy period in which he displayed a different approach from his father since taking the throne more than two years ago.