page_title: Sirikit
section_title: Titles
hierarchical_section_title: Sirikit / Title, styles, honours and awards / Titles
context_page_description: Sirikit is the Queen mother of Thailand. She was the queen consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and is the mother of King Vajiralongkorn. 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 the world's longest-reigning head of state, she was also the world's longest-serving consort. Sirikit suffered a stroke on 21 July 2012 and has since refrained from public appearances.
context_section_description: Her formal name and title is Somdet Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat Phra Borommaracha Chonnani Phanpi Luang Thai: สมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ พระบรมราชชนนีพันปีหลวง; "Her Majesty Queen Regent Sirikit, The Queen Mother". Her official title is Queen Mother Sirikit.
  At present, the queen ranks as Field Marshal, Admiral of the Fleet, and Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force, usually mentioned in official documents that: Chom Phon Ying Chom Phon Ruea Ying Chom Phon Akat Ying Somdet Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat Thai: จอมพลหญิง จอมพลเรือหญิง จอมพลอากาศหญิง สมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ; "Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Field Marshal, Admiral of the Fleet, and Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force". The queen held ceremonial supreme power after her husband, who ranked as the Head of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, in the Royal Thai Army.
  12 August 1932 – 28 April 1950: Her Grace (English style) or Mom Rajawongse (Thai style) Sirikit Kitiyakara
  28 April 1950 – 5 December 1956: Her Majesty The Queen
  22 October 1956 – 5 November 1956: Her Majesty The Queen and Regent of Thailand
  5 November 1956 – 13 October 2016: Her Majesty The Queen
  13 October 2016 – 5 May 2019: Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of the Ninth Reign
  5 May 2019 - present: Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother
  In 1976, the Thai government honored the queen by declaring her birthday a national holiday. The Queen's birthday is celebrated on 12 August each year.
caption: Royal Monogram of Queen Sirikit