Sirikit
Queen Consort of Thailand from 1950 to 2016, since then Queen Mother (1932–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sirikit (Thai: สิริกิติ์; Thai pronunciation: [sì.rì.kìt]; 
listen (help·info); born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara Thai: สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร, RTGS: Sirikit Kitiyakon; 12 August 1932 – 24 October 2025) was the queen mother of Thailand. She was the queen consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (or Rama IX) and was the mother of King Vajiralongkorn (or Rama X).[1]
King Bhumibol Adulyadej met Sirikit in the 1940s. They married in 1950, shortly before Bhumibol's coronation. Sirikit was appointed queen regent in 1956.
Sirikit died on 24 October 2025 at a hospital in Bangkok from problems caused by sepsis, aged 93.[2]
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