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Her Highness Princess Vimolchatra of Thailand or Phra Vorawongse Ther Phra Ong Chao Vimolchatra (RTGS

Royal Thai General System of Transcription

The Royal Thai General System of Transcription is the official system for rendering Thai language words in the Latin alphabet, published by the Royal Institute of Thailand...

: Vimonchat) , was a Princess of Thailand, a member of Thai Royal Family. She was one of the longest-living royal personages in Thailand. She was the direct granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn

Chulalongkorn

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama V was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang . He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam...

Biography

Princess Vimolchatra was born on 27 June 1921, in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

. She is the second daughter and youngest child of Prince Purachatra Jayakara, the Prince of Kamphaengphet

Purachatra Jayakara

His Royal Highness Prince Purachatra Jayakara, the Prince of Kamphaengphet, or Phra Chao Boromwongse Ther Phra Ong Chao Purachatra Jayakara Kromma Phra Kamphaengphet Akarayothin ; 23 January 1881 – 29 January 1936) was a Prince of Siam and a member of the Siamese Royal Family...

(son of Chulalongkorn, Rama V of Siam

Chulalongkorn

and Chao Chom Manda Wad). Her mother is Princess Prabhavasidhi Narumala of Siam (daughter of Prince Chaturanta Rasmi, the Prince Chakrabadibongse and Mom Rajawongse Savang Siriwongse. She is the direct granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn and also the great-granddaughter of King Mongkut (Rama IV)

Mongkut

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama IV, known in foreign countries as King Mongkut , was the fourth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1851-1868...

. She has 2 siblings; 1 elder sisters, and 1 elder brother:

Her Highness Princess Mayurachatra (7 March 1906 – 11 August 1970), married Mom Chao Sohbhana Bharadaya Savastivatana, has issue
His Highness Prince Prem Purachatra (12 August 1915 – 24 July 1981), married Ngamchitti Sarsas, no issue

Princess Vimolchatra married His Serene Highness Prince (Mom Chao) Udaya Chalermlabh Vudhijaya, son of Prince Vudhijaya Chalermlabha, the Prince Singhavikrom Kriangkrai on 1 May 1939. The couple have a son and a daughter;

Mom Rajawongse Chalermchatra Vudhijaya; (born 16 June 1942) married Aem-aorn Busbonk, has a son and a daughter
- Mom Luang Abhijit Vudhijaya (born 15 July 1969)
- Mom Luang Aditra Vudhijaya (born 17 September 1972)
Mom Rajawongse Brahmachatra Vudhijaya; (born 2 April 1948) married Mom Rajawongse Jisnusan Savastivatana, has 2 daughters
- Mom Luang Sasibha Savastivatana (born 17 April 1975)
- Mom Luang Chandrabha Savastivatana (born 20 May 1978)

Princess Vimolchatra performs many royal functions and many social duties on behalf of Their Majesties the King and Queen. She is the president of King Rama IX Park Foundation. She has shown keen interest in public affairs and education of the poor around the country.

She died in the early of 5 December 2009, at Praram 9 Hospital, Bangkok

Bangkok

from renal failure

Renal failure

Renal failure or kidney failure describes a medical condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter toxins and waste products from the blood...

. She died on King Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...

's 82nd birthday, before the royal birthday ceremony at the Grand Palace. There are held 7 days of the Royal funeral at Wat Debsirin.

Royal decorations

Dame Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
Order of Chula Chom Klao
The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao was established in 16 November 1873 by King Rama V of The Kingdom of Siam to commemorate the 90th Jubilee of the Chakri Dynasty, and bears his Name...
Dame Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
Order of the White Elephant
The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant is the most awarded order of Thailand. It was established in 1861 by King Rama IV of the Kingdom of Siam.The Order consists of eight classes:...
Dame Grand Cordon of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
King Rama IX the Great Royal Cypher Medal (2nd Class)

Honorary degrees

1993: Honorary Doctor of Fine and Applied Arts, Rajamangala University of Technoogy
1997: Honorary Doctor of Arts, Siam University
1999: Honorary Doctor of Arts, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

Ancestors

External links

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