Wife of Thailand's Crown Prince gives up her royal status

The wife of Thailand's Crown Prince has relinquished her royal title, the kingdom's palace said on Saturday, the first official confirmation of her fall from grace after a string of relatives were arrested in a police corruption scandal. "The king has granted permission to announce that Princess Srirasmi, the wife of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, has informed in a written document that she has resigned from her royal status," the palace said in a statement.