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A look at the life of the Queen Mother of Thailand as she turns 90

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12th August 2022
Queen Sirikit of Thailand is marking her 90th birthday today, and Thailand is celebrating their Queen Mother with Mother’s Day, exhibits and craft shows. But who is the beloved matriarch of the Thai Royal Family? Born royal, Sirikit Kitiyakara was the daughter of Prince Nakkhatra Mangala and Bua Kitiyakara; she was born on 12 August 1932 in the home of Lord Vongsanuprabhand in Bangkok…
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Queen Sirikit at 90 - status in Thailand

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11th August 2022
The royals in Thailand are revered, and the Queen Mother, Sirikit, is no exception. Queen Sirkit was the consort of King Rama IX from 1950 until his death in 2016; she is now the Queen Mother as her son, Rama X, sits on the throne. She is a woman respected and…
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Thailand's Queen Mother back in hospital

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26th July 2019
Thailand’s Queen Mother, Sirkit, 86, is back in the hospital, this time with a respiratory infection. She was admitted on Sunday to the Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok after developing a persistent cough and fever. The Royal Household Bureau made the announcement on Tuesday, 23 July. King Rama X’s mother has an infection of the respiratory tract and is being treated by doctors…
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Queen Mother of Thailand released from hospital

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29th May 2019
Thailand’s Queen Mother has been released from hospital and has returned home to Chitralada Royal Villa, located within the grounds of Dusit Palace,according to the Royal Household Bureau on Tuesday. Queen Sirikit, 86, had recently been suffering from a cystitis…
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Queen Sirikit discharged from hospital after bout with the flu

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31st August 2018
Queen Sirikit of Thailand has been discharged from a Thai hospital after a bout with the flu the Royal Household Bureau said on Thursday. The 86-year-old queen mother was released from Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok and has returned to rest at Chitlada Palace. The Royal Household Bureau released a statement which said, “Her Majesty’s influenza is better, there is no fever, and the…
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