The office of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn has now sent a letter to the interior ministry ordering her family to be stripped of the royal name he bestowed on them when he married her," reports the news outlet. "It comes after seven of her close relatives were arrested in a purge of officials allegedly involved in corruption."
The prince and princess were known to be estranged, although they continued to attend official events together and previously met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in May 2012 at a lunch held as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.