Royal Family of Thailand: Current Events October 2003 - August 2005

[julial]

Princess beauty

 

[julial]

she really is gorgeous.!

 

[julial]

True princess-looks like "The beauty and the beast"`s beauty, yah?

 

[Jang]

Come on Fiona! she isn't princess of Thailand. she is a star who is not famous.

 

[Jang]

Long live king of thailand

 

[julial]

If anyone knows anything deeper than the facts that Princess Ubolratana went o MIT in 1972, met her hus peter jensen, moved to San Diego to be Julie Jensen, her kid went to Torry Pine High school, Please let us know!!! I want to know everything about her,,,but there are so few information. She seems to really enjoy getting attentions like an actress : )

 

[Lord Sosnowitz]

Throne

A very glittering royal family...

 

[Julia]

Biography
http://www.thaimain.org/eng/monarchy/bhumi2.html

[size=-1]His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the United States of America, on December 5, 1927, being the third and youngest child of Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Mahidol of Songkhla. Even the facts of his birth seem to be significant in several ways. He is, first of all, the direct grandson of His Late Majesty King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) who was renowned for the great reforms which he made to all Thai institutions, bringing them up to date and in line with the rest of the western-oriented world. Secondly, the fact that he is the son of Prince Mahidol is also significant since Prince Mahidol himself was perhaps one of the most modern-minded of all the sons of King Chulalongkorn. (Prince Mahidol’s life was dedicated to the development of many modern ideas, particularly in the field of medical science and he is known as the father of the modern Thai medical profession.) Last but not least, King Bhumibol was given the significant name of Bhumibol Adulyadej, meaning ‘Strength of the Land with Incomparable Power’. This name becomes prophetic as his reign advances through various critical periods and the Thai nation evolves more and more around the throne as the sole source of unity and strength. [/size] [font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1][/size][/font]

[font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Prince Mahidol returned to Thailand and passed away when His Majesty was not yet two years old. After a brief period of primary schooling in Bangkok, His Majesty left with the rest of his family for Switzerland where he continued his secondary education at the Ecole Nouvelle de la Suisse Romande, Chailly sur Lausanne, and received the Bachelieres Lettres diploma from the Gymnase Classique Cantonal of Lausanne. He then chose to enter Lausanne University to study Science, but the death of his elder brother King Ananda Mahidol in Bangkok (Rama VIII) on June 9, 1946, changed the course of his life completely. The law of succession had suddenly bestowed on him the arduous and challenging responsibility of the Thai crown. His Majesty decided to go back to Switzerland for another period of study, but this time in the subject of political science and law in order to equip himself with the proper knowledge for government. In 1950, His Majesty returned to Thailand for the coronation ceremony, which took place on May 5th. Following the coronation ceremony, he went back to Switzerland for another period of study before the urgent call of his country and people brought him back to Thailand in 1951 to stay.[/size][/font] [font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1][/size][/font]

[font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]His Majesty met and became engaged on July 19,1949 to Mom Rajawongse Sirikit, daughter of His Highness Prince Chandaburi Suranath (Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangala Kitiyakara) and Mom Luang Bua Kitiyakara (nee Mom Luang Bua Snidwongse).[/size][/font] [font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1][/size][/font][font=Arial,Helvetica][size=-1]Their Majesties were married by Her Majesty Queen Sawang Vadhana, the paternal grandmother of His Majesty, at Sra Pathum Palace in Bangkok on April 28, 1950 and Their Majesties have four children namely, Their Royal Highnesses Princess Ubol Ratana, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, and Princess Chulabhorn.
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[Julia]

Biography of HM Queen Sirikit
http://www.thaimain.org/eng/monarchy/bhumi6Q.html


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[font=Arial,Helvetica]H[size=-1]er Majesty Queen Sirikit is the daughter of His Highness Prince Chandaburi Suranath (Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara) and Mom Luang Bua Kitiyakara (nee Mom Luang Bua Snidwongse).[/size][/font]

[font=Arial,Helvetica]S[size=-1]he was born on August 12, 1932. She attended kindergarten class at Rajini School, but subsequently went to St. Francis Xavier convent school at Samsen District in Bangkok. Her father later on became Thai Minister to France, then to Denmark and, ultimately, Ambassador to the Court of St. James in England. Her Majesty accompanied him and continued her general education in the three countries and lastly in Switzerland.[/size][/font] [font=Arial,Helvetica]I[size=-1]t was while her father was stationed in Paris that she first met His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was then studying in Switzerland but went now and then to Paris. The chance meeting in Paris ripened into friendship and understanding. When His Majesty met with a very serious motor accident in Geneva, Switzerland, and had to stay in a hospital at Lausanne, Her Majesty was a frequent visitor. When His Majesty was well again and left the hospital, he was graciously pleased to arrange for Her Majesty to continue her studies at Riante Rive, a boarding school in Lausanne. On July 19, 1949, Their Majesties were quietly engaged in Lausanne. On March 24, 1950, Their Majesties landed in Bangkok by ship after a long absence. On April 28 of the same year, the royal wedding took place at Pathumwan Palace.[/size][/font]

 

[Julia]

[font=Arial,Helvetica]Biography[/font] of HRH Princess Ubol Ratana

http://www.thaimain.org/eng/monarchy/ubol.html

[font=Arial,Helvetica]H [size=-1]er Royal Highness Princess Ubol Ratana was born on April 5, 1951 in Lausanne, Switzerland, and graduated from the Faculty of Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States of America with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Bio-Chemistry in 1973. She was married to Mr. Peter Ladd Jensen and now resides in the United States of America with her children.[/size][/font]

 

[Julia]

[font=Arial,Helvetica]Biography of HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn[/font]

http://www.thaimain.org/eng/monarchy/crown.html

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[font=Arial,Helvetica]H[size=-1]is Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn was born on July 28, 1952, in the Ambara Villa of the Royal Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. He is the second of four children, and is the only son of Their Majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. His Majesty the King conferred him with the title of "Somdech Phra Boroma Orasadhiraj Chao Fah Maha Vajiralongkorn Sayam Makutrajakuman" on December 28, 1972, making him the Crown Prince and heir to the throne.
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[Julia]

Anything new on the family?

 

[ysakuraba]

Some Pictures of Queen Sirikit

 

[Mandy]

Thank you very much ysakuraba, I hadn't seen these pictures before. Queen Sirikit is very beautiful.

 

[Julia]

Beautiful photos, ysakuraba. Thank you for sharing them with us.

Queen Sirikit is very beautiful, isn't she?

 

[Mandy]

The Royal Household Bureau yesterday announced that Mom Srirasmi Mahidol na Ayudhya, Royal Consort of HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, is pregnant. The couple’s child is due in mid-May.

Thanks to the Spanish Royal Forum for this info.

http://realezaenespanol.foro.st/

 

[ysakuraba]

Lovely pictures of HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and Mom Srirasmi Mahidol na Ayudhya

 

[ysakuraba]

Thailand RF.

 

[Mandy]

Thank you so much for all the lovey pictures ysakuraba.

 

[Lyonnaise]

BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej attends a brief traditional ceremony prior to formally inaugurating a new session of parliament following last month's national elections at the ornate Ananta Samakom throne hall in Bangkok, 04 March 2005. Speaking to all 500 members of the House of Representatives and the 200 Senators, the revered king urged the lawmakers to put public interest at the heart of their work for the next session. AFP PHOTO/ SAEED KHAN

 

[Mandy]

Thanks for the photos Lyonnaise.

 

[Lyonnaise]

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: Thai princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra signs the visitor's book on her arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, 06 March 2005. The princess is visiting Sri Lanka to hand over an English translation of Buddhist scriptures taken from Sri Lanka to Thailand centuries ago. AFP PHOTO/str (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (Polfoto)

 

[La la]

First copy of Tripitaka of Theravada Buddhism printed in English presented to President

The first copy of the Tripitaka of Theravada Buddhism printed in English was presented to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga by Princess Galyani Vadhana of Thailand, the elder sister of the King of Thailand, at the BMICH last evening. Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar attended the occasion. President Kumaratunga presented a silver model of an elephant in reciprocation to the Thai Princess. Pic. by Dudley Wickremesinghe

 

[Lyonnaise]

Caption:
BANGALORE, INDIA: Thailand's Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (C) is followed by Thai delegates upon her arrival at Bangalore airport, 09 March 2005. Princess Sirindhorn, on a two-day official visit to India, will visit the city-based Indian leading IT software firm Infosys and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) 10 March 2005. AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

 

[Dennism]

BBC

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is to oversee personally an artificial rain-making project in a bid to end a severe drought in the country. He is expanding a cloud-seeding technique he patented in 2002, which involves aircraft releasing a chemical into clouds to induce rainfall. He suggested the idea as most of Thailand's 76 provinces face their worst drought for several years. An additional 17 aircraft have been drafted in for the scheme. It has also been expanded from 10 to 22 bases across the country.

"The king has set up a centre for rain-making at Hua Hin [his seaside residence] and will personally command the centre to help alleviate drought," Deputy Agriculture Minister Newin Chidchob told the AFP news agency.

Cloud-seeding involves firing particles, usually silver iodide, into clouds to encourage water vapour to gather round them and eventually fall as rain. King Bhumibol Adulyadej's technique involves using two aircraft to seed warm and cold clouds at different altitudes. This technique is said to be particularly successful because it can more precisely target areas where the rain is to fall. The monarch is said to have suggested his rain-making technique after expressing his concern about the drought during a meeting with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The drought has affected more than 8.3 million people, and 10 areas in the northern province of Chiang Mai have been declared disaster zones. It also hit Thailand's fourth quarter economic results by significantly affecting output in the agricultural sector.


1. Aircraft or artillery spray chemicals (often silver iodide or dry ice) into clouds to encourage tiny vapour droplets to coalesce
2. Droplets of supercooled water (liquid below freezing) coalesce into snow and melt as they fall
3. Heat released as the droplets freeze boosts updrafts, which pull more moist air into the cloud

 

[Alisa]

Happy Birthday 50th to Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Best Wishes to an amazingly accomplished, beloved, and well repected Princess.

 

[ysakuraba]

Khun Ploypilin Jensen in Preaw Magazine

 

[mia_lanes]

Khun Ploypilin Jensen in Preaw Magazine

Forgive my ignorance, who is this lady? She's very pretty though. Thanx

 

[ysakuraba]

She's daugther of Princess Ubol Ratana and Mr.Peter Jensen

 

[galuhcandrakirana]

Crown prince has new baby son

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2005/04/30/headlines/index.php?news=headlines_17216922.html

CROWN PRINCE HAS A SON