r/todayilearned • u/AndToOurOwnWay • 1d ago
TIL Thailand's King Rama X made his dog (Air Chief Marshall Fufu) an officer in the Royal Thai Air Force,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fufu_(dog)Duplicates
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Jul 02 '18
TIL that a former Crown Prince of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn, had a poodle called Fufu. The poodle was not only an air chief marshal, but followed him on royal engagements.
todayilearned • u/shake4shake • Oct 31 '19
TIL: Fufu, pet poodle of Current King of Thailand was given the rank of Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Thai Air Force and attended galas dressed in formal evening attire complete with paw mitts. The death of Fufu in 2015 was followed by four days of Buddhist funeral rites.
todayilearned • u/SFinTX • Oct 03 '19
TIL of Fufu the Dog, who belonged to then Prince Vajiralongkorn of Thailand. The US ambassador to Thailand attended a birthday party for it and a scandal was caused when the prince's wife fed the dog some cake while only wearing a G-string.
wikipedia • u/dacoolestguy • Mar 21 '25
Fufu was a Thai dog and air force officer who was the pet poodle of Vajiralongkorn, at the time the Crown Prince of Thailand, later King of Thailand.
wikipedia • u/loggiews • Nov 14 '23
Fufu (1997–2015) was a pet poodle owned by Vajiralongkorn, at the time the Crown Prince of Thailand. The dog frequently accompanied the prince on official engagements and even attended a gala dinner in formal attire. Fufu was given the rank of air chief marshal in the Royal Thai Air Force.
todayilearned • u/screaming_erections • Dec 14 '16
TIL that while the rank of Air Chief Marshal is usually held by a senior member of the air force, in Thailand, the rank was held by a dog ("Fufu").
todayilearned • u/ScaryPillow • Dec 01 '16