Two children of late ASOS co-founder Quentin Griffiths will not attend his funeral in England after a Thai court blocked plans for them to travel abroad amid an ongoing custody dispute.
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Griffiths, 58, died in February after falling from a 17th-floor balcony in Thailand. The businessman had been involved in a legal dispute with his second wife, Ploy Kringsinthanakun, 43, over custody of their two children, aged 12 and 13, following their divorce.
Adult children from Griffiths’ first marriage had sought permission to take the pair to Britain for the funeral. Quentin’s son Joel, 29, told the court he would return the children to Thailand after the service.
However, a Thai judge ruled against the request, stating that Joel could not provide written details of the funeral arrangements. The court also expressed concern about allowing the children to leave Thailand without their mother’s consent while custody proceedings remain unresolved.
Ploy’s lawyer, Mona Mankong, said the court believed international travel could complicate enforcement of future rulings. She said: “The court stated that allowing the children to travel abroad without the mother’s consent, and outside the jurisdiction of the Thai courts, could create serious complications in enforcing future court orders.
“For that reason, the court found it inappropriate to permit the children to travel to England, even for their father’s funeral.”
Mankong added that her client was relieved by the outcome. She said: “She believes that if the children had been allowed to leave the country, she might never have had the chance to see them again.”
The case follows a series of legal and financial disputes linked to Griffiths before his death. The ASOS co-founder had been facing possible jail time in Thailand after allegedly fraudulently removing Ploy as a director from a company they created to purchase their marital home.
Last month, it was also reported by The Sun, that nearly $4 million in cryptocurrency disappeared from Griffiths’ online wallet in the days following his death. Joel’s family declined to comment on the latest court ruling.
The custody dispute is expected to continue in the Thai courts. No further details have been released regarding funeral arrangements or any future legal applications involving the children.
Picture courtesy of The Sun
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Adapted by ASEAN Now TheSun 30 May 2026