Asian RoyalsMalaysia

Queen Tunku of Malaysia and the First Lady of Turkey bond over love of cookbooks and fashion

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20th August 2022
Queen Tunku of Malaysia has travelled to the Turkish capital, Ankara, where she met with the country’s First Lady, Ermine Erdogan, for a busy day of engagements while their husbands held bi-lateral meetings.  The first event was the opening of the ‘History of Turkish Music’ exhibition, which is currently being held in the National Library.  In that same building, the two…
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Japan

Princess Kako visits Girl Scout camp

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12th August 2022
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino is the latest royal to join the ranks of Scout enthusiasts as she has recently visited the Girls’ Scout camp in Nagano. The Princess’s visit was to mark the 100th anniversary of the Japanese Scout movement’s…
Thailand

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 beloved in her country. Her birthday is a national holiday, and the people are asked to wear blue in her honour throughout the…
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Thailand

Who is Queen Suthida of Thailand?

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28th July 2022
The King of Thailand marks his 70th birthday today; to mark the occasion, learn more about his consort below: Suthida Tidjai was born on 3 June 1978 in Hat Yai, Songkla, Thailand, to Kham and Jangheang Tidjai. Her education was at Somboonkulkanya Middle School…
Thailand

Who is King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand?

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28th July 2022
As he marks his 70th birthday today, learn more about Thailand’s monarch: Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun was born to King Bhumibol Adulyadej (or King Rama IX) and Queen Sirikit on 28 July 1952 at 17.45 in Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. He has one older sister, Princess Ubol Ratana (b. 1951) and two younger sisters, Princesses Sirindhorn (b. 1955) and…
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Japan

Princess Kako attends greenery festival in Hokkaido

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15th July 2022
Princess Kako of Japan, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, has attended the National Urban Greenery Festival. It was the first time she had visited a city outside the Tokyo metropolitan area in three years. Princess Kako gave a short speech in which she spoke about the efforts made by the children to create the flower beds at the festival. “I hope…
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