Thailand has a king after Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, accepted an from parliament. He follows his , the much King Bhumibol, who died in October. The new King Maha Vajiralongkorn will be known as Rama X. He said on : "I would like to accept the invitation for the of the Thai ." Thailand's Prime Minister asked people to unite and pray for his reign, "as an idol and of the Thai people".
The of the new king will take after King Bhumibol's cremation. King Maha Vajiralongkorn was born in 1952. He went to overseas and did training in Australia. He has travelled a and has a home in Germany. Over the few years, he has done of his father's duties when the late king was . He organized high-profile charity in the Thai capital. One of his first will be to support Thailand's new constitution.
