The Kingdom of Thailand operates on something similar to male-preference primogeniture. The King usually appoints a Crown Prince, but if he dies without appointing one, the first heir presumptive in the line of succession will be invited to be King. Since 1974, the Thai Constitution states that in the absence of a royal son, a [read more]
Former Thai Princess Induratana has died at the age of 103. Induratana died in Bangkok on 5 January 2026. She was the longest-surviving member of the Chakri dynasty and the last surviving member of the House of Paribatra. She was a cousin of Thailand’s reigning King Rama X. Princess Induratana was born on 2 February [read more]
Queen Sirikit of Thailand died on 24 October 2025 at the age of 93. The future Queen Sirikit was born on 12 August 1932 as the daughter of Prince Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara and Mom Luang Bua Snidvongs at the home of her maternal grandfather. She had two elder brothers, Mom Rajawongse Kalyanakit Kitiyakara (1929-1987) and [read more]
Lakshamilavan, Princess consort of Siam, was one of the four wives of King Vajiravudh or Rama VI of Siam. Long after her glittering tenure, she met a tragic fate at the hands of her gardeners. She was born Princess Wanphimon Worawan on 3 July 1899 as the daughter of Worawannakon, Prince Narathip Praphanphong, one of [read more]
Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand was born on 2 April 1955 as the second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. Her elder sister, Princess Ubolratana, was born in 1951. Her elder brother, now King Vajiralongkorn, was born in 1952. She also has a younger sister, Princess Chulabhorn, who was born in 1957. Embed from Getty Images The New [read more]
Although King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand died on 13 October 2016, his son and the next King did not have his coronation until 4 May 2019. In a shocking move, King Vajiralongkorn married Suthida Tidjai shortly before his coronation. During a ceremony on 1 May 2019, Suthida prostrated herself in front of the King and [read more]
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