The Appeal Court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to prison in absentia for a royal defamation charge over selling a rubber duck calendar, which allegedly mocked King Vajiralongkorn.

<p>A 26-year-old man has been found guilty and sentenced to 2 years in prison on a royal defamation charge for selling a rubber duck calendar, after the Taling Chan Criminal Court ruled that the depiction of the rubber duck was a mockery of the King.&nbsp;</p>