Thailand is in mourning following the royal palace’s announcement that former Queen Sirikit, the mother of the current Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and wife of the nation’s late and longest-reigning monarch Bhumibol Adulyadej, has died at the age of 93. “Her Majesty’s condition worsened until Friday and she passed away at 9:21pm … at Chulalongkorn Hospital at age 93,” the palace said in a statement on Saturday. Sirikit was married to King Bhumibol, who died in 2016 after seven decades on the throne. She had been dealing with a blood infection since October 17, and despite her medical team’s efforts,…
Thailand mourns as beloved Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93
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