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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Arpan Rai

Thai princess adopts dog that went viral for mourning dead owner

A dog that went viral in Thailand for its enduring loyalty to its late owner has been adopted by one of the country’s princesses.

Princess Siribha Chudabhorn, a niece of Thailand’s current king Maha Vajiralongkorn, said she had adopted Moo Daeng, a dog who became famous after his former owner, a homeless man outside a 7-Eleven convenience store, died in November 2024 in the Mueang district of Nakhon Ratchasima province in Thailand’s northeast.

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