Word: suvadena
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...been busy with the tribulations of King Rama VI, enlightened monarch of Siam. Some two months ago it announced that he had decided to "demote" Queen Lakshmi because she had not borne him an heir (TIME, Oct. 26). One month ago it chronicled the "promotion" of handsome Chao Chom Suvadena to the rank of Queen, adding that a royal birth, the first in Siam for 32 years, was shortly expected (TIME, Nov. 16). Last week it deplored amid bitter lamentations a swift two-edged blow of fate...
...throne of his unfortunate brother with the thankful gravity of one whose star, long dimmed, at length shines brightly. His Queen, by nature plump and radiant as a full-waxed moon, assumed likewise a fitting decorum. Both joined in extending what comfort they might to handsome Chao Chom Suvadena, Queen for a few anguished weeks, "demoted" by death...
Rama VI, King of Siam, having issued a decree "demoting" his childless Queen (TIME, Oct. 26), blazoned another edict in the Siamese Official Gazette last week, and "promoted" handsome Chao Chom Suvadena to that rank...
Chao Chom Suvadena last year visited the Malay States, Singapore and Penang in the royal entourage. The official proclamation of her "promotion" contained a reference to the fact that she is soon expected to give birth to an heir...
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