Sirikit
Sirikit (born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara; 12 August 1932) is the Queen Mother of Thailand as the mother of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X). She was Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016 as the wife of King Bhumibol (Rama IX).
| Sirikit | |
|---|---|
| Queen Mother of Thailand | |
Sirikit in 1960 | |
| Queen consort of Thailand | |
| Tenure | 28 April 1950 – 13 October 2016 |
| Coronation | 5 May 1950 |
| Born | Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara 12 August 1932 Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Siam |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Ubolratana Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Sirindhorn Chulabhorn |
| House | Mahidol (by marriage) Kitiyakara (by birth) (Chakri dynasty) |
| Father | Nakkhatra Mangala, Prince of Chanthaburi II |
| Mother | Bua Snidvongs |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| Signature | |
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, at the time the world's longest-reigning head of state, she was also the world's longest-serving queen consort. Sirikit suffered a stroke in 2012 and has since refrained from public appearances.
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