Queen Sirikit of Thailand celebrates 80th birthday

HM Queen Sirikit of Thailand, née Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara, celebrates her 80th birthday today, 12 August.

The Queen was born as the oldest daughter and third child of HH Prince Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara, Prince of Chanthaburi, and Mom Luang Bua Sanidvongs. Her siblings are the late Mom Rajawongse Galyanakit Kitiyakara, Mom Rajawongse Adulyakit Kitiyakara and Mom Rajawongse Busba Kitiyakara.

On 28 April 1950, the Queen married HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. The King and Queen have 3 daughters, Princess Ubol Ratana, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and HRH Princess Chulabhorn Walailak, and 1 son, HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn.

- Princess Ubol Ratana was married to Peter Ladd Jensen. They have 3 children. They are divorced.
~ Khun Ploypailin
~ the late Khun Poom Jensen
~ Khun Sirikittiya

- HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, who first married HRH Princess Soamsavali Kitiyakara of Thailand. They have 1 daughter. They are divorced. The Crown Prince then married Mom Sujarinee Mahidol. They have 4 sons and 1 daughter. They are divorced. The Crown Prince married thirdly, HRH Princess Srirasmi of Thailand, née Srirasmi Akharaphongpreecha. They have 1 son.
~ HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand (From first marriage)
~ HSH Prince Chudhavajra of Thailand (From second marriage)
~ HSH Prince Vajaresra of Thailand. (From second marriage)
~ HSH Prince Chakrivajra3 of Thailand (From second marriage)
~ HSH Prince Vajravira of Thailan (From second marriage)
~ HRH Princess Siriwannawari Nariratana of Thailand (From second marriage)
~ HRH Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti of Thailand (From third marriage)

- HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand

- HRH Princess Chulabhorn Walailak of Thailand, who was married to Virayuth Didyasarin. They have 2 daughters. They are divorced.
~ HRH Princess Siribhachudhabhorn of Thailand
~ HRH Princess Adityadhornkitikhun of Thailand