Thailand’s princess Ubolratana attends wedding of Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter in Hong Kong

The princess, whose bid to run as a prime ministerial candidate was vetoed by her brother the king last month, was greeted by the Shinawatra family as she entered the Rosewood Hotel

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Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra welcomes Princess Ubolratana of Thailand as they arrive for the wedding of Thaksin's youngest daughter Paetongtarn "Ing" Shinawatra at a hotel in Hong Kong. Photo: AP

Published: 6:19pm, 22 Mar 2019Updated: 11:48pm, 22 Mar 2019

Thailand’s Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya was present at the wedding of the controversial former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s youngest daughter in Hong Kong on Friday.

The princess, whose bid to run as a prime ministerial candidate for the powerful Shinawatra bloc was vetoed by her brother the king last month, was greeted by Thaksin and his family members as she entered the wedding venue.

Exiled billionaire and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (second from right) arrives at the Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong for his daughter’s wedding. Photo: EPA

Earlier this week, the princess spoke at a film festival in Hong Kong.

The private wedding banquet of Paetongtarn “Ing” Shinawatra and professional pilot Pidok Sooksawas is being closely watched as it is being held just two days before Sunday’s general election, Thailand’s first since a coup in 2014.

Thaksin (right) with Princess Ubolratana, followed by his daughter Pintongtha ‘Aim’ and Aim's husband Natthapong Kunakornwong. Photo: Sam Tsang