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Princess Bajrakitiyabha, eldest child of Thai King, dies at 47

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BANGKOK — Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati Kromluangrajasarinisiribajra Mahavajrarajadhita, widely known as Princess Bha, passed away at 19:48 on 11 June 2026 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, according to an announcement issued by the Bureau of the Royal Household on 11 June 2026. She was 47.

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The announcement stated that Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati Kromluangrajasarinisiribajra Mahavajrarajadhita had been unconscious due to a cardiac condition and had been receiving treatment at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital since 15 December 2022, as previously disclosed in periodic statements by the Bureau of the Royal Household.

Since 21 May 2026, her condition deteriorated after she developed an abdominal infection caused by inflammation of the large intestine, along with low blood pressure, cardiac arrhythmia and abnormal blood clotting. Despite close medical care provided by the medical team to the fullest extent, her condition continued to worsen until Thursday, 11 June 2026, at 19:48, when she passed away peacefully at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital at the age of 47.

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