Thai king’s former consort goes missing just days after she was stripped of royal title over 'disloyalty'
Thailand monarch King Maha Vajiralongkorn's former bodyguard-turned-concubine has reportedly gone missing just days after he brutally humiliated her in public.
Following accusations of "disloyalty," Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi was stripped of all her noble and military titles on Monday, and she has not been seen ever since, per news.com.au.
On the king's 67th birthday in July, he bestowed Sineenat with the title of "Chao Khun Phra" (Royal Noble Consort), making her the first woman in nearly a century to receive the epithet.
However, observers now fear the 34-year-old former army nurse has been banished from the kingdom to live a life in exile, suffering the same fate as King Vajiralongkorn's three ex-wives.
Sineenat was condemned on Monday for allegedly "acting against the appointment of the queen" in a ruthless royal command broadcast on Thai national television.
The palace called her "disloyal", "ungrateful" and "ambitious", and said she falsely claimed royal prerogatives to issue orders above her station, thereby taking advantage of her position.
Furthermore, the broadcast accused her of trying to secure a role equivalent to that of the queen by "making people misunderstand her position to gain profit and popularity for herself."
The palace then proceeded to erase all trace of Sineenat from the public arena just hours after the brutal takedown. Authorities removed 60 rare images from the royal website and shut down all her social media accounts.
The former concubine was seen in extraordinary shots flying a plane, participating in military drills, parachuting, as well as firing a gun at a shooting range.
That said, an unverified Instagram account allegedly belonging to Sineenat was also deleted within 24 hours of the announcement.
"Royal Consort Sineenat has been committed physically, mentally, intellectually, and with all her ability to fulfill the wishes of King Maha Vajiralongkorn to ease his responsibilities in improving the lives of the people," one of Sineenat's last posts read, per Reuters.