Word: chirasakti
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Killed in Service. Prince Chirasakti, 25, adopted son of the late Prajadhipok, ex-King of Siam; on duty with the R.A.F. air transport auxiliary. A cousin of the present King Ananda Mahidol of Thailand, he was married in London to Mani Rajah Noeprabandou, daughter of a onetime Siamese Minister at London. Much publicized in 1939 was the elaborate exorcism of devils from his five-week-old son, in rural England. A champagne party followed long wordless rites that included an anointing, attaching of cords to the baby's body, and removal of a lock of hair, which was wrapped...
...four nights Prince & Princess Sukhodaya heard music, watched games. Pipe Major William Campbell, proud oldtime piper to Queen Victoria at Balmoral Castle, played them a tune, recalled how he had played for the Prince's father, King Chulalongkorn. Their Majesties took many a picture; their adopted son Prince Chirasakti had two still and two cinecameras slung over his shoulders. They bought small-sized kilts, bonnets and sporrans, thought they would wait until they returned to Bangkok before putting them on. They went to concerts of old Scottish music, heard two ballad-operas. Smoking was forbidden at the concerts. Innocently...
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