Narisa Chakrabongse

Mom Rajawongse
Narisa Chakrabongse
Narisa Chakrabongse in 2014
Born (1956-08-02) 2 August 1956 (age 68)
London, England
Spouses
  • Allen Levy
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    (divorced)​
  • Korsvasti Svasti Thomson
Children
Parents

Narisa Chakrabongse is a writer, publisher, and environmental activist. The only daughter of Prince Chula Chakrabongse, and the only granddaughter of Prince Chakrabongse and his Ukrainian wife Katerina Desnitskaya, a great-granddaughter of the Siamese King Rama V the Great. Her official title is Mom Rajawongse (Thai: หม่อมราชวงศ์นริศรา จักรพงษ์).[1]

Chakrabongse is a founder of River Books Publishing[2] (Bangkok, Thailand), an author and a co-author of many books and illustrated guides on history, art and culture of Thailand and Southeast Asia. One of her most significant works is Katya and the Prince of Siam – a renowned book about the love of the Siamese Prince and a Ukrainian girl against a rich historical background of the beginning of the 20th century.[1]

She is a founding president of the Green World Foundation[3] opened in 1990 under the royal patronage of Princess Galyani Vadhana with a focus on environmental education.

  1. ^ a b Chakrabongse, Narisa; Hunter, Eileen (10 March 2024). Katya & the Prince of Siam (Second revised ed.). Bangkok. ISBN 978-616-7339-33-7. OCLC 983129518.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ River Books Publishing
  3. ^ Green World Foundation