{"id":9568,"date":"2025-06-27T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/787482455871488000-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:12:16","slug":"787482455871488000-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/787482455871488000-2\/","title":{"rendered":"787482455871488000"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p class=\"npf_link\" data-npf='{\"type\":\"link\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/time.com\/7298029\/thailand-king-sons-vajiralongkorn-exclusive\/\",\"display_url\":\"https:\/\/time.com\/7298029\/thailand-king-sons-vajiralongkorn-exclusive\/\",\"title\":\"Exclusive: Thai\u00a0Princes\u00a0Banished Again, Eldest\u00a0Says \u2018I Did Nothing Wrong\u2019\",\"description\":\"Juthavachara Vivacharawongse speaks exclusively with TIME about his family\u2019s banishment from Thailand and his desire for reconciliation.\",\"site_name\":\"TIME\",\"poster\":[{\"media_key\":\"ceea0229ac5c5ee8ef9ecfbd83cd9cb9:4eb2ce8e6b3c02cf-c1\",\"type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":628}]}'><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7298029\/thailand-king-sons-vajiralongkorn-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\">Exclusive: Thai\u00a0Princes\u00a0Banished Again, Eldest\u00a0Says \u2018I Did Nothing Wrong\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy the Vivacharawongse brothers were exiled and partially rehabilitated only to be excommunicated once again lies at the core of a succession crisis that is roiling Thailand\u2019s royal household just as younger citizens are demanding reform of the institution. 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