Sirikit

Sirikit (; ; ; born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara , ; 12 August 1932 – 24 October 2025) was the queen mother of Thailand. She was the queen consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (or Rama IX) and was the mother of King Vajiralongkorn (or Rama X)..

King Bhumibol Adulyadej met Sirikit in the 1940s. They married in 1950, shortly before Bhumibol's coronation. Sirikit was appointed queen regent in 1956.

Sirikit died on 24 October 2025 at a hospital in Bangkok from problems caused by sepsis, aged 93.

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