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She Drowned Because Law Forbade Touching a Royal
Story of the senseless death that easily could have been prevented
When we think of royalty, the first thing that comes to mind after looking at their extravagant lifestyle is ‘rules’. A set of laws and regulations that makes them look posh in an unreachable manner. We find numerous videos and articles on the sets of rules different royals have to follow and then we know for sure that we are good to not be royal because many of the rules make no sense.
Like Queen Elizabeth forbade the use of garlic in her kitchens. Additionally, if she stops eating a meal, the rest of the family's plates will also be taken away from them whether they have finished or not.
Many years ago, in Thailand’s royal family, there was a similar situation; non-royals could get killed if they touched a royal, even if it was to save their life!
Queen Sunandha and King Chulalongkorn
The kings in Siam (Thailand’s former name) typically had huge harems of wives and concubines and so, they tended to have dozens of children to ensure an eligible male heir to…
