In some quarters the king is regarded as a key defender of Thai democracy. Which makes me wonder …

Has there been a royal statement urging the protesters from the People’s Alliance for (Sufficiency) Democracy to respect the fact that there was an election held last December and that this government is the result? And any royal statement urging them, in the interests of national unity (which is a common royal rallying cry), to take their concerns to the ballot box at the next election?

One sentence and the royal legitimacy of the PA(S)D protests would evaporate.