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 Queen Sirikit in 2007 | |
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| Tenure | 28 April 1950 – 13 October 2016 |
| Coronation | 5 May 1950 |
| Born | Sirikit Kitiyakara 12 August 1932 Bangkok, Siam |
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| Father | Nakkhatra Mangala |
| Mother | Bua Snidvongs |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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Sirikit[a][1] (born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara[b]; 12 August 1932) is a member of the Thai royal family who was Queen of Thailand from 28 April 1950 to 13 October 2016 as the widow of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). She is the mother of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X).
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, at the time the world's longest-reigning head of state, she was also the world's longest-serving queen consort. Sirikit suffered a stroke in 2012 and has since refrained from public appearances.
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- ^ "Rare royal photos of Queen Sirikit released for 90th birthday". nationthailand. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.