Thai princess at Asian Games: No royal treatment

This Thai princess insisted she’s treated just like any other athlete after her debut in the Asian Games dressage competition Saturday. Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana, whose horse is named Prince Charming, is the granddaughter of Thailand’s king and was once listed among Forbes’ “Top 20 hottest royals”. She is staying in the athletes’ village just like thousands of her co-competitors. “They treat me like friends, a normal rider… If they treat me as a princess I would not be here, I’d be in another stable… the one thing they give me is respect.”  The 27-year-old is the latest in a line of royals to compete in top-level equestrianism, including Britain’s Zara Phillips, a 2012 Olympics silver-medalist.

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