Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has wed his royal consort, Gen. Suthida Vajiralongkorn Na Ayudhya, and declared her queen just days before his coronation.

A royal statement released Wednesday said the 66-year-old monarch "has decided to promote Gen. Suthida Vajiralongkorn Na Ayudhya, his royal consort, to become Queen Suthida and she will hold royal title and status as part of the royal family."

An image from Thai TV pool video on Wednesday showing the wedding ceremony of King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun to Suthida Vajiralongkorn Na Aydhaya in Bangkok.

The statement added that the king "performed a royal wedding ceremony with Gen. Suthida Vajiralongkorn Na Ayudhya in accordance to law and royal traditions in a full and righteous manner."

The pair officially married May 1 at the Ampornsathan Throne Hall in Bangkok's Dusit Palace. The King's younger sister, Princess Sirindhorn, and Chairman to Privy Council, Gen. Prem Tinsulanonda, signed the marriage document as witnesses.

Junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha also attended the ceremony.