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First wife of King Vajiralongkorn (born 1957)

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  • Soamsawali
  • โสมสวลี
Princess Suddhanarinatha
Princess Soamsawali in 2010
BornSoamsawali Kitiyakara
(1957-07-13) 13 July 1957 (age 67)
London, England
Spouse Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) ​ ​(m. 1977; div. 1991)​
IssueBajrakitiyabha, Princess Rajasarini Siribajra
House
FatherAdulakit Kitiyakara
MotherBandhusavali Kitiyakara
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
Signature
Thai royal family
Emblem of the House of Chakri

The King
The Queen
Royal Noble Consort Sineenat Bilaskalayani

The Queen Mother

Princess Soamsawali, the Princess Suddhanarinatha (Thai: โสมสวลี, RTGS: Somsawali, pronounced [sǒːm.sā.wā.līː]), born Mom Luang Soamsawali Kitiyakara (Thai: โสมสวลี กิติยากร; RTGS: Somsawali Kitiyakon; on 13 July 1957), is a member of the Thai royal family, and is the former wife of her first cousin King Vajiralongkorn. She was titled "the Princess Mother of the King's First Grandchild" after her divorce from the then crown prince in 1991. She is also a niece of Queen Sirikit.

Biography

Princess Soamsawali was born on 13 July 1957 at Guy's Hospital in London, United Kingdom, as the eldest child of Mom Rajawongse Adulyakit Kitiyakara (an elder brother of Queen Sirikit) and Princess Bandhu Savali Yugala. She has one younger sister, Mom Luang Sarali Kitiyakara (born 8 April 1966).

Her father was the second child of Prince Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara, the 2nd Prince of Chanthaburi and Mom Luang Bua Snidvongs. Her mother was the daughter of Prince Bhanubandhu Yugala and Mom Luang Soiraya Snidvongs.

She first attended the primary level at Chitralada School, then moved to Chiang Mai with her father when he was a judge at the Chiang Mai Court. She moved to study at Regina Coeli College, the all-girls academy in Chiang Mai in 1967.

Personal life

On 3 January 1977, at the age of 19, she married her first cousin, Maha Vajiralongkorn, the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. After their marriage, her official title became Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali, Royal Consort of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand (Thai: พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าโสมสวลี พระวรชายาในสมเด็จพระบรมโอรสาธิราชฯ สยามมกุฎราชกุมาร). The couple had one daughter, Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand, born on 7 December 1978. The marriage ended in divorce in 1991.

After her divorce from the crown prince, the king, by royal proclamation, gave her a new title on 12 August 1991. Her official full title became Phra Worarachathinatdamat (Thai: พระวรราชาทินัดดามาตุ), meaning the mother of the king's first grandchild (translated into English as The Princess Mother of the King's First Grandchild). She thus retained her title as princess and remains a member of the Thai royal family. In 2019, she was granted a new title and the higher rank of "Krom Ma Meun" by King Vajiralongkorn.

Princess Soamsawali has an adopted daughter, Siraphatchara Sophatcharamani or Bai Phlu.

On August 27, 2018, Princess Soamsawali was admitted to the Chulalongkorn Hospital for treatment of a swollen shin of the right leg, which was diagnosed as a tissue infection. Her condition improved after being receiving medication until she experienced weakness in her right hand. In 2019, she suffered a brain hemorrhage and was admitted to Chulalongkorn Hospital for medical treatment.

Stage plays

In her youth, she participated in her first television drama on Channel 4, in the role of Naang Phimphilaai in the drama Bang Khun Phrom Khun Chang Khun Phaen. She also appeared as a child actor in the film Nam Phueng Khom in 1974, and was part of the cast for the stage play Chalerm Phra Kiat Somdet Phra Chao Sirikit Phra Borom Ratchini Nat during the celebration of the centenary of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's birth. Additionally, she performed in two stage plays: Raksa Pha and after her marriage was dissolved with the former royal consort, she performed in the stage drama Koh Sawan together with Bajrakitiyabha, and Mom Luang Sarali Kitiyakara, Phra Khun Sitthikanya Kitiyakorn.

In 2014, she engaged in a stage play Su Si Thai How The Musical, assuming the character of Nang Niu Huu, who serves as the mother of Su Si Thai. This involvement aimed to generate income for contributions to the Foundation for the Welfare of the Destitute (FWD). In that same year, she also graced the television screen, taking on a role in the Channel 7 series Rak Rae, portraying Pramotjit. Continuing her artistic pursuits, in 2016, she participated in the stage play Man Prapeni Prakasit Ayasawakhun, portraying the role of the goddess Sawankhaboriharn.

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of
Princess Soamsawali of Thailand
Reference styleHer Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Royal cypher Flags of Princess Soamsawali

Titles & Style

  • 13 July 1957 – 3 January 1977 : The Honourable Soamsawali Kitiyakara
    • (Thai: หม่อมหลวงโสมสวลี กิติยากร; Mom Luang Soamsawali Kitiyakara)
  • 3 January 1977 : The Honourable Soamsawali Mahidol
    • (Thai: หม่อมหลวงโสมสวลี มหิดล; Mom Luang Soamsawali Mahidol)
  • 3 January 1977 – 12 August 1991 : Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali, the Royal Consort to the Crown Prince
    • (Thai: พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าโสมสวลี พระวรชายาในสมเด็จพระบรมโอรสาธิราชฯ สยามมกุฎราชกุมาร; Pra Chao Worawong Thoe Pra Ong Chao Soamsawali Phra Vorachaya nai Somdech Phra Baromma Orashadhiraj Sayammakut Rajakuman)
  • 12 August 1991 – 5 May 2019 Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali
    • (Thai: พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าโสมสวลี พระวรราชาทินัดดามาตุ; Phra Chao Worawong Thoe Phra Ong Chao Soamsawali Phra Worarachathinatdamat)
  • 5 May 2019 – Present : Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali, the Princess Suddhanarinatha
    • (Thai: พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าโสมสวลี กรมหมื่นสุทธนารีนาถ; Phra Chao Worawong Thoe Phra Ong Chao Soamsawali Kromma Muen Suddhanarinatha)

Accomplishments

Princess Soamsawali with Poland's first lady Maria Kaczyńska in 2007

Since her divorce, Princess Soamsawali has performed many functions on behalf of the royal household. She has shown keen interest in public health and social welfare. The following Thai Red Cross Society programs are under her patronage:

  • The "Reducing AIDS Infection from Mother to New-Born Baby" Programme.
  • Medical Funding for AIDS patients.
  • Funding for Reducing AIDS infection from Mother to the New-Born Baby.
  • Milk funds for infants under the "Reduce AIDS effects from Mother to the New-Born Baby" Program.
  • The Foundation of Professor Dr. Mom Rajawongse Galyanakit Kitiyakara.
  • The Program of Life Giving to the Parents of AIDS-infected Babies.
  • Funds for Cancer Treatment in Children
  • The Princess Pa Foundation

Honours

Thai honours

Foreign honours

Ancestry

Ancestors of Soamsawali
8. Kitiyakara Voralaksana, Prince of Chanthaburi I
4. Nakkhatra Mangkala, Prince of Chanthaburi II
9. Princess Apsarasaman Devakula
2. Adulakit Kitiyakara
10. Sathan Snidvongs, Chaophraya Wongsanupraphat
5. Bua Snivongs
11. Bang Bunyathon, Thao Wanida Phicharini
1. Soamsawali, Princess Suddhanarinatha
12. Yugala Dighambara, Prince of Lopburi
6. Prince Bhanubandhu Yugala
13. Princess Chalermkhetra Mangala
3. Princess Bandhusavali Yugala
14. Suwaphan Snidvongs
7. Soiraya Snivongs
15. Yisun Mangkonphan

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Soamsawali House of KitiyakaraCadet branch of the House of ChakriBorn: 17 July 1957
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First Royal Consort of the Crown Prince of Thailand
1977–1991 		VacantTitle next held bySrirasmi Suwadee
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7th position 		Succeeded byThe Princess Rajasarinisiribajra
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