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http://www.laoamericansheritage.com/History%20of%20Laos/Politicians/Politics%20of%20ritual%20and%20remember.htm
In his essay on the first visit to Laos by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (commonly known as Prathep), in March 1990, Charles Keyes (1993) investigates the way her visit registered, symbolically, Thai recognition of the independence of Laos, and of the revolution. This she did by visiting several key places and monuments in both Vientiane and in Luang Prabang. While in Luang Prabang the princess also met twice with the widow of the Lao crown prince, Princess Maneelai. Keyes learned that "when Princess Sirindhorn approach Princess Maneelai she saluted her by putting her hands together and bowing so that her head was lower than that of Princess Maneelai's. This indicated that Princess Sirindhorn acknowledged that Princess Maneelai was of high status". He continues: "I was told by a number of Lao...that the respect she showed Princess Maneelai helped to bring the Lao royal family back to popular attention in a positive way". Keyes was encouraged by the fact that when he visited Luang Prabang in 1993 he found a small hotel had been opened by Princess Maneelai and was called Villa de la Princesse. There is no doubt that the existence of this hotel brought the old royal family back into public view in a way not seen since the revolution. But it is interesting to also note the subtleties of this manoeuvre. The owners were careful not to use the Lao name for princess (chao ying, lasabudii), thereby invoking the officially abolished rachasap (royal language) but simply transliterated the French name into Lao ( ). Nevertheless, during 1994, pressure was brought to bear on the hotel by local authorities to change its name to Santi, for they were clearly disturbed by this resurfacing of Lao royalty (22). In 1996 the new name was displayed outside, but the old plaque still hung on the wall behind the reception desk, and the stationary still carried the old name. Indeed, taxi drivers and locals all continue to call it the Hong Haem Princet, and so the quiet tug-of-war between popular and official views continues(23). Perhaps it was the visit by Princess Sirindhorn which supplied the impetus for this move back into the public eye by Lao royalty, and the Lao authorities have acted to nip it in the bud. There has been no repeat meting between the Thai princess and Princess Maneelai since 1990.
Prathep appears to act as the special envoy of Thai royalty to Laos. She has visited Laos every Year since 1990, travelling to different parts of the country to familiarise herself with it and to hand out largesse at schools and hospitals, and of course to be received enthusiastically by the various chao khoueng and their wives. She has given large donations to two of the oldest royal temples in Luang Prabang and elsewhere in Laos. She has, in a sense, become Lao's princess
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