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 Academy until it was moved to its current base in Samut Prakan province.
