Crown Princess

The Crown Princess was in Chiangmai one of the days we were there and was in fact scheduled to have dinner at our hotel, which caused a lot of excitement in our group. The Princess is well loved by the people, just as her father is. She was in the city to attend graduation ceremonies at the university and apparently they got her to eat there, so we didn't get a chance to see her. However, as we left the city on one of our tours, we saw her cortege on the opposite side led by 6 police cars front and back, with her white vehicle and other dignitaries' vehicles in the middle. The vanguard also included an ambulance. Armed police also flanked the road every hundred yards. Don't know why, since they all like her.

Her brother the Crown Prince will become the next king, probably. She is Crown Princess in case her brother cannot perform certain official duties, and then she fills in. Thailand has never had a queen and it's a male succession, though he is not well liked. He is, however, the only son but should anything happen to him, his line is assured since he has a son.

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