Diana was also many things-icon, diva, charity worker, moderniser, lightning rod-but she wasn't a joke.
King Vajiravudh, Rama vi, who assumed the throne in 1910, had a rough ride in the shadow of his father, King Chulalongkorn, a vigorous moderniser.
Some consider him to be a cool-headed and visionary moderniser, others a scheming centraliser who will not tolerate dissent.
Yet he was also less than a moderniser.
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