page_title: Rambai Barni
section_title: Return and death
hierarchical_section_title: Rambai Barni / Return and death
caption_attribution_description: English: Queen Sirikit, Queen Rambhai Barni,Princess Galyani Vadhana
context_page_description: Rambai Barni, formerly Princess Rambai Barni Svastivatana, was the wife and Queen Consort of King Prajadhipok of Siam.
context_section_description: In 1949, the queen was invited to return to Thailand, bringing with her the king's ashes. After her return she continued to carry out many official duties on behalf of the new king, Bhumibol Adulyadej. She spent the rest of her life at Sukhothai Palace, dying in 1984 at the age of 79. She was cremated in a grand royal funeral presided over by her nephew the king at Sanam Luang in front of the Grand Palace.
caption: Queen Sirikit (Far left), Princess Galyani Vadhana (center), Princess Hemvadi and Queen Rambhai Barni (right) in 1950
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