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Galyani Vadhana
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HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana, (born 6 May 1923, London, England), is a Princess of Thailand, the eldest sister of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). Her formal name and title is Somdej Phra Chao Pheenang Ther Chao Fa Galyani Vadhana Kromma Luang Narathiwat Rajanagarindra (loosely translated: Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana, the Princess of Narathiwat).
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During World War II the princess married Colonel Aram Rattakun Serireongrit, at the time the Thai military attache in Switzerland. They are the parents of a daughter, Thanpuying Dhasanawalaya Sornsongkram. They later divorced and the princess remarried in 1969 to HH Prince Varananda Dhavaj, who died in 1990.
Under the princess' royal patronage, projects include the traditional Thai arts, education, sports, social welfare, etc. She is president and honorary president of various organisations and foundations, including the Cardiac Children’s Foundation, the Princess Mother’s Charity Fund, the Autistic Foundation of Thailand. She has created her own foundation for funding the studies of gifted young musicians.
She is a patron of various classical music foundations. With her trips, she always gathered important and useful information which are shown in the Royal news, giving knowledge to people. She also writes books, poetry, and speaks French. She has traveled widely within Thailand and abroad to represent the royal family and her country on missions.
The princess was admitted Siriraj Hospital in June 2007, suffering from abdominal pains. Doctors found she had cancer, and she remained in the hospital for treatment. In October 2007, doctors reported the princess had suffered an infarction on the left side of her brain as a result of occlusion of a cerebral artery.[1]
At the same time in October, her brother, King Bhumibol Adulyadej was treated at Siriraj after he experienced weakness on his right side; doctors later found out through scans that he had a blood shortage to his brain.[2] He was admitted on October 13 and discharged on November 7.[3] After leaving Siriraj, the monarch has visited his sister at the hospital on an almost daily basis.
On December 14, the Royal Household Bureau released its 25th statement about the princess' health, saying she was feeling increasingly tired and was becoming less responsive.[4]
- ^ Doctors monitor Princess. The Nation (Thailand). Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- ^ Thailand's king taken to hospital. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
- ^ Homeward-bound King Bhumibol, in pink, snaps pics of happy, weeping subjects. MCOT English News, Thai News Agency. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
- ^ Princess less responsive. Bangkok Post (via Citebite). Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
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