Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies after more than three years in coma
Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the king's eldest daughter, collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs.
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"The medical team provided the closest and most intensive care possible, but her condition continued to decline progressively."
— Princess Bajrakitiyabha , Celebrity
"The medical team provided the closest and most intensive care possible, but her condition continued to decline progressively."
— Princess Bajrakitiyabha , Celebrity
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Dipangkorn is the fifth son of King Vajiralongkorn and is presumed to be the next heir.
King Vajiralongkorn is the current king of Thailand and father of Princess Bajrakitiyabha.
Princess Bajrakitiyabha was the eldest daughter of King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand and an advocate for penal reform.
Princess Bajrakitiyabha was the eldest child of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and known for her public service and diplomatic career.
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Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the king's eldest daughter, collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs.
Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died at 47, ... royal palace said on Friday, after multiple health problems and nearly four years in a coma. The princess was hospitalised in December 2022 after a sudden loss of consciousness caused by a heart condition while visiting the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima. Bajrakitiyabha was flown by helicopter to the capital Bangkok for treatment. She died on Thursday evening, after her condition worsened due to an intra-abdominal infection, colitis, low blood pressure, arrhythmias, and blood clotting disorders, the palace statement said. Bajrakitiyabha ... popularly known as Princess Pa, was born on December 7, 1978, to the then Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and his first wife, Princess Soamsawali.
Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the king's eldest daughter, has died aged 47, the royal palace announced Friday, more than three years after she was hospitalised following a sudden illness. She was suffering from an abdominal infection and 'her condition continued to worsen', the Bureau of the Royal Household said in a statement, until she 'passed away peacefully' on Thursday evening.
Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha has died after spending more than three years in a coma, the royal palace has announced. The 47-year-old — who was the eldest child of King Vajiralongkorn’s seven children — collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs. She was airlifted by helicopter to Bangkok for treatment, with doctors blaming an irregular heartbeat caused by an infection in her heart. She never woke from her coma and became known as the sleeping princess. On Thursday evening, the accomplished royal family member passed away after her condition worsened, the palace said.
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