Thai King reinstates royal consort who was accused of 'disloyalty'

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has reinstated his royal consort and returned the official titles and military rank to her, nearly a year after she was removed from the position, the palace said. Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi was accused of being "disloyal" to the monarch and a palace statement had called her "ungrateful" for conducting a rivalry with the monarch's wife Queen Suthida.