Thai Royal Family

For more information about the Thai Royal Family, past and present, see Unofficial Royalty: Thai Index. Unless otherwise noted, all photos below are from Wikipedia.

    • Title: King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand
      Born: July 28, 1952 at the Ambarara Villa of the Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand
      Parents: King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Sirikit Kitiyakara

      Married: (1) Soamsavali Kitiyakara on January 3, 1977, divorced in July, 1993
      Children:

      • HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand-born on December 7, 1978

      Married: (2) Yuvadhida Polpraserth in February 1994; divorced; their sons lost their styles and titles
      Children: 

      • Juthawachara Vivacharawongse born August 29, 1979, lost styles and titles
      • Vacharaeson Vivacharawongse born May 27, 1981, lost styles and titles
      • Chakriwat Vivacharawongse born February 26, 1983, lost styles and titles
      • Vacharawee Vivacharawongse born June 14, 1985, lost styles and titles
      • HSH Princess Busyanambejira Mahidol born January 8, 1987, elevated to HRH Princess Siriwannawari Nariratana by royal command on June 15, 2005

      Married: (3) Srirasm Akharaphongpreecha on February 10, 2001 at Nonthaburi Palace; divorced 2014
      Children:

      • HRH Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti born April 29, 2005

      Married: (4) Suthida Tidjai on May 1, 2019 at the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall in Bangkok

      Education:

      • Kingsmead School in Hoylake, Wirral, England
      • Millfield Senior School in Somerset, England
      • Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia
      • Sukhothai Thammatirat University in Bangkok, Thailand: Bachelor of Laws degree

      Links:
      Unofficial Royalty: King Maha Vajiralongkorn

      Queen Suthida

Title: Queen Suthida of Thailand
Born: June 3, 1978 in Bangkok
Married: King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand on May 1, 2019

Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Queen Suthida

Queen Mother Sirikit

Full Name: Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara (Mom Rajawongse means “The Honorable”)
Title: Her Majesty The Queen Mother
Born: August 12, 1932 at the home of Lord Vongsanuprabhand, her maternal grandfather, in Bangkok, Thailand
Parents: Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara and Mom Luang Bua Sanitvongse
Married: King Bhumibol Adulyadej on April 28, 1950 at Srapathum Palace in Bangkok, Thailand

Children:

  • (Formerly HRH) Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya born April 5, 1951
  • HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn born July 28, 1952
  • HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn born April 2, 1955
  • HRH Princess Chulabhorn Walailak born July 4, 1957

Education:

  • Primary education: Rajini School in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Primary, elementary, and secondary education: Saint Francis Xavier Convent School in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Studied in the United Kingdom, Denmark, and France while her father was the Ambassador of Thailand for those countries.

Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Queen Sirikit of Thailand

Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya

Title: Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya (relinquished the HRH upon marriage to a commoner)
Born: April 5, 1951 in Lausanne, Switzerland
Parents: King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Sirikit Kitiyakara
Married: July 25, 1972, to Peter Ladd Jensen (divorced 1988)

Children:

  • Ploypailin Jensen, born February 1981
  • Bhuma Jensen, born August 16, 1983 – died December 26, 2004 in the tsunami
  • Sirikitiya Jensen, born March 1985

Education:

  • Chitralada School, Bangkok
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA – Bachelor of Science, BioChemistry – 1973
  • University of California at Los Angeles – Masters of Science – Public Health

Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Ubolratana Rajakanya

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

 

Title: Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Born: April 2, 1955 in Bangkok, Thailand
Parents: King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Sirikit Kitiyakara

Education:

  • Chitralada School, Bangkok
  • Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok – Bachelor of Arts, History – 1976
  • Silpakorn University, Bangkok – Master of Arts, Oriental Epigraphy – 1979
  • Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok – Master of Arts, Oriental Languages – 1980
  • Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok – Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Development – 1986

Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Sirindhorn

Princess Chulabhorn Walailak

photo: Wikipedia

Title: HRH Princess Chulabhorn Walailak
Born: July 4, 1957 in Bangkok, Thailand
Parents: King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Sirikit Kitiyakara
Married: 1982, to Flight Lieutenant Virayudh Tishyasarin (divorced 1984)

Children:

  • HRH Princess Siribhachudhabhorn (known as Princess Ribha), born October 1982
  • HRH Princess Adityadhornkitikhun (known as Princess Dita), born May 1984

Education:

  • Chitralada School, Bangkok
  • Kasetsart University, Bangkok – Bachelor of Science, Organic Chemistry – 1979
  • Mahidol University, Bangkok – Doctor of Philosophy – 1985

Links:
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Chulabhorn Walailak