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King Rama X alongside his concubine Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, now repudiated. Royal Household Bureau / Handout via REUTERS

In Thailand, the king repudiated his concubine and withdrew his military rank and all his honorary titles. She is accused of having wanted to equal the queen.

With our correspondent in Bangkok, Carol Isoux

A real vaudeville is taking place right now at the Royal Palace in Bangkok, where Sineenat, nicknamed "Koi", 34, had officially obtained the title of royal concubine last August, thus restoring the practice of polygamy at court. from Thailand, two months after the official marriage of the king to his legitimate wife, Queen Suthida .

Koi, in a relationship with the monarch for several years, is accused of opposing the royal wedding, pressuring the king to be married instead of the queen, and having intrigued to obtain an equivalent status . She would also have given orders in the king's name without being authorized to do so.

Detained?

At present, there is no news of her. Persistent rumors claim that she is locked up in a prison inside the palace, used in particular for lèse-majesté crimes. King Rama X has been married four times, his second and third wives have been repudiated and have never appeared in public.

Koi was very active in recent weeks, visiting social centers, prisons, voluntary associations. This nascent popularity would have been very badly seen by some of the most powerful personalities of the palace.