Sirikit

Sirikit ( born August 12, 1932 in Bangkok, full title: Somdet Phra Nangchao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat " Her Majesty Queen Sirikit ," Thai สมเด็จ พระนางเจ้า สิริ กิ ติ์ พระบรม ราชินีนาถ, pronunciation: [ sǒmdèt p ʰ ráʔ na ː ŋʨâ ː w Sirikit p ʰ ráʔ bɔ ː rommárâ ː tʨ ʰ INI ː nâ ː t] listen, / i? ) is since 1950 the Queen of Thailand.

Life and work

Queen Sirikit, born under the name of Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara, is the daughter of Prince Nakkhatra Mangala, the Prince of Chanthaburi and Mom Luang Bua Kitiyakara. She is a great-granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V ). She attended kindergarten at the Rachini - school before they got Dusit teaching in the Convent School St. Francis Xavier in Bangkok's district. When her father 's ambassador to France later in Denmark and finally in England, sat Sirikit their education in these countries continues. Finally, she attended a boarding school in Geneva.

In Paris Sirikit met in 1947 for the first time Bhumibol Adulyadej, the future King Rama IX. The two are distantly related through their common descent from King Chulalongkorn. After Bhumibol severe car crash in October 1948 near Lausanne Sirikit visited him often in the hospital. It developed a relationship that led to engagement and marriage on April 28, 1950 Sra Pathum Palace in Bangkok, in July 1949. The marriage produced four children: Princess Ubol Ratana, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and Princess Chulabhorn Walailak.

Queen Sirikit is in Thailand as much as revered King Bhumibol.

As Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1956 for 15 days went to a Buddhist temple, as it is common for male Thais, led Queen Sirikit the affairs of the royal family. Since then she has the title Phra Borommarachininat ( "Queen and regent " )

Since 12 August 1956, the Queen is the president of the Red Cross in Thailand. In this position she was responsible for the construction of several refugee camps on the border with Cambodia, than in 1979 about 40,000 Khmer before the reign of terror of Pol Pot fled to Thailand.

During and after the detailed journey of the royal couple through Europe and North America in 1960 earned Sirikit much public attention. In particular, the entertainment press praised her attractiveness and her fashion sense. 1965 drew the magazine Vanity Fair as " best dressed woman in the world " from.

Her tireless commitment to tolerance towards the Muslim minority in southern Thailand ( provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat ) has made them extremely popular with the local population.

During the political crisis of 2008 Sirikit took a stand for the People's Alliance for Democracy ( " Yellow Shirts "). She attended the funeral of a slain activist and donated money for the treatment of members of the protest movement, who were injured in their clashes with security forces.

After the Queen's many facilities are named in Thailand:

  • The Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok
  • Queen Sirikit Park in Bangkok
  • The Sirikit Dam in the north of the country
  • The Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Chiang Mai
  • The Queen Sirikit Arboretum Garden, Pathum Thani
  • The Queen Sirikit Cup, a swept annual golf event, attended by teams from the Asia- Pacific region
  • The Queen Sirikit National crab ( Thaiphusa sirikit )
  • The Queen Sirikit Rose
  • The Queen's Cup, a soccer event
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