Sirikit, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Sirikit

Queen mother of Thailand

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1932

Place of Birth: Bangkok, Thailand

Profession: writer

Nationality: Thailand

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Sirikit

  • Sirikit (Thai: ?????????; Thai pronunciation: [sì.rì.kìt]; listen ; born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara (Thai: ????????? ????????; RTGS: Sirikit Kitiyakon) on 12 August 1932) is the Queen mother of Thailand.
  • She was the queen consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (or Rama IX) and is the mother of King Vajiralongkorn (or Rama X).
  • She met Bhumibol in Paris, where her father was Thai ambassador.
  • They married in 1950, shortly before Bhumibol's coronation.
  • Sirikit was appointed queen regent in 1956, when the king entered the Buddhist monkhood for a period of time.
  • Sirikit has one son and three daughters with the king.
  • Consort of the monarch who was the world's longest-reigning head of state, she was also the world's longest-serving consort.
  • Sirikit suffered a stroke on 21 July 2012 and has since refrained from public appearances.

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