Vajiralongkorn to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Vajiralongkorn fans. Speculation had been rife that the Thailand's King is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 72, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 18/07/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a monarch isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a monarch just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouMaha
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouMaha was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Vajiralongkorn was unlike any other monarch we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouMaha”
— @universalObserver, 17 Jul 2025
“Didn't Vajiralongkorn retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 17 Jul 2025
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