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    Thai royalists defend king amid protests: ‘We will not abandon him’

    Nov 17, 2020 5 minutes

    As cries of “long live the king” echoed outside the palace walls, Sirinrat Khittichet and her mother waited in line to catch a glimpse of Thailand’s royal family. They were among thousands of yellow-clad royalists gathered on a sticky November evening in support of King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a rare walkabout in the Thai capital. 

    “My family and I have always been loving and loyal to the [royal] family,” says Ms. Sirinrat. 

    But she knows that not everyone shares that loyalty in a country roiled by months of youthful political protests, which is why she came out. “We want to let His Majesty and people who use vulgar words to attack him know that there are people who still love and have faith in him.”

    Faith in the monarchy has been the bedrock of modern Thai identity,

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