Tim Newton Today - Sep 20: Thailand sends UK Ambassador to funeral of QEII, BKK cabbies given warnings

[webfact]

 

Thailand fails to send member of Royal Family or government representative to state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Tourist police crackdown on naughty Bangkok taxi drivers, hotels report rise in occupancy figures, Thai go-cart world champ.

 

 

[khwaibah]

Un acceptably.????

[Bobtheblob]

Probably scared of all those people not wearing masks.

[JoePai]

Pathetic response from Thailand

[Bkk Brian]

Except Thailand......................

 

Thailand decided to get their ambassador to take a short hop 3.2 miles to Westminster Abbey.

 

Royals from across the world were in Westminster Abbey to support their British family and friends as they said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II.

Outside Europe, royals from Africa, Asia and the Middle East flew into London. They included King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan, King Letsie III of Lesotho, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan, Sultan Abdullah of Pahang and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah (King and Queen of Malaysia), and King Tupou VI of Tonga.

 

https://royalcentral.co.uk/asia/foreign-royals-show-support-for-their-british-friends-and-family-at-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral-181422/

[johncat1]

The Thai king was afraid he would not be the centre of attention. 

They don't have LM laws there either to protect him. The worlds press would have had a field day with a playboy king.  

[johncat1]

Was he given the bus fare to get there ? Surprised he found the time. 

[Thingamabob]

1 hour ago, johncat1 said:

The Thai king was afraid he would not be the centre of attention. 

They don't have LM laws there either to protect him. The worlds press would have had a field day with a playboy king.  

He faces unresolved issues arising from a previous visit to London.

[Mac Mickmanus]

It was the Queens funeral .

Its irrelevant who did or didn't attend .

Doesn't really matter who went and who didn't 

Its the Queens funeral 

[natway09]

Not wanting to fly Thai & no landing slots for flying himself ?

Bit of a snub though

[roo860]

3 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

It was the Queens funeral .

Its irrelevant who did or didn't attend .

Doesn't really matter who went and who didn't 

Its the Queens funeral 

Really? I would have thought it's quite relevant who went.