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Thai King Strips 'Ambitious' Consort of All Titles

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   The king of Thailand has stripped his royal consort of her titles less
   than three months after they was bestowed upon her.

   An announcement in the Royal Thai Government Gazette said Sineenat
   Bilaskalayani, 34, was stripped of all her titles and military ranks
   for being "ambitious" and trying to "elevate herself to the same state
   as the queen."

   It said her actions "are considered dishonorable, lacking gratitude,
   unappreciative of royal kindness, and driving a rift among the royal
   servants, making misunderstanding among the people, and undermining the
   nation and the monarchy.''

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