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Captain Richelieu’s descendant visits

The great-grandson of Phraya Cholayuthyothin, Andreas Hastrup, centre, visits a former palace established by King Taksin on the Thon Buri side of the Chao Phraya. He was guided by navy chief Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpaet, right. (Navy photos)

The Royal Thai Navy on Thursday welcomed the great-grandson of Phraya Cholayuthyothin, a Danish naval officer who was a commander of the Siamese navy during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who also contributed to the modernisation of Siam.

Vice Adm Chartchai Thongsa-art, the navy’s deputy chief-of-staff, showed Andreas Hastrup around a former royal palace established by King Taksin on the Thon Buri side of the Chao Phraya River. The palace also served as the Royal Thai Naval…

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