Thai protesters arrested after surprise royal motorcade leads to confusion
Many Thais have questioned why the queen was on a particular road when protests were taking place at that time, and have challenged the severity of the reaction
23 October 2020 - 13:16
Bangkok — A defining moment in Thailand’s growing protest movement started with the unannounced arrival of a champagne-coloured Rolls-Royce stretch limousine on a Bangkok street.
When Queen Suthida’s motorcade slowed as it encountered a few dozen protesters jeering outside Bangkok’s Government House on October 14, royalists denounced it as unforgivable harassment in a kingdom whose constitution demands reverence for the monarchy...
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