South Dovani

[Wu Han]

Royal Family announces engagement of Crown Prince Khemkhaeng
The Crown Prince is set to marry Busarakham Aphichari next spring
10 January 4743


Above: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Khemkhaeng (left); Ms. Busarakham Aphicahri (right)

The Bureau of the Royal Household has announced that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Khemkhaeng will wed the daughter of Narong Aphichari, Commander-in Chief of the Royal Air Force, next spring in a private Daenist ceremony. The Bureau released a number of formal engagement photos of the couple, who had previously only been seen together one other time publicly at a charity event in Khattaya last year.

According to the Bureau's announcement, the King is "elated," with the engagement, stating that "For His Royal Majesty, the wedding of his dear third son will be a great comfort as His Royal Majesty undergoes medical treatment."

While it is reported that the engagement is a love-match, it nonetheless comes with political implications. Many leading figures in the Armed Forces are reportedly celebrating the engagement as a symbol of ever-greater unity between the military and the Royal Family, which exerts near total power in the developing country. It is public knowledge that the Crown Prince and his future father-in-law Commander Aphichari share a very close, almost filial bond.

Following the announcement, various domestic media sites crashed in response to an uptick in traffic. The website for the Bureau of the Royal Household similarly went offline for around one hour; though no explanation has been provided, it can be inferred that the Bureau's website crashed for similar reasons to their media counterparts.

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Originally posted by Wu Han on Apr 29, 2020.