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Phra Chao Worawong Thoe Phra Ong Chao Soamsavali Phra Worarachathinatdamat (;
RTGS: —Som Sawali—;
Literal: "Soamsavali, the Princess Mother of the King's First Grandchild"), or
Soamsavali, the Princess of Thailand, (born
Mom Luang Soamsavali Kitiyakara; หม่อมหลวงโสมสวลี กิติยากร) is a member of Thai Royal Family, and is the former wife of her first cousin,
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn. She was titled "the Princess Mother of the King's First Grandchild" after her divorce with the Crown Prince in 1991. She is also the direct niece of
Queen Regent Sirikit.
Biography
Princess Soamsavali was born on
13 July 1957 at
Guy's Hospital in
London,
England,
United Kingdom. She is the eldest child of
Mom Rajawongse Adulyakit Kitiyakara (the second child of
Prince Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara, Prince of Chunthaburi II and
Mom Luang Bua Sanitvongse, the elder brother of
Queen Sirikit of Thailand) and
Princess (Mom Chao) Bandhu Savali Kitiyakara (née Yukol; daughter of
Prince Bhanubandhu Yugala and
Mom Luang Soiraya Sanitvongse). She also has one youngse sister
Mom Luang Sarali Kitiyakara, born
8 April 1966.
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.
Marriage
On January 3, 1977, at the young 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 Soamsavali, Royal Consort of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand (
th: 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 the citing of numerous inconsolable differences.
The Princess Niece
After her divorce of the Crown Prince, the King, by virtue of a royal proclamation, gave her a new title on
12 August 1991. Her official full title became
Phravararajatinuddamatu, meaning
the mother of the king's first grandchild (translate in English as
The Princess Mother of the King's First Grandchild).
Accomplishments
After the divorce, Princess Soamsavali has been doing many royal duties and duties. She performs many royal functions on behalf of the Royal household. She has shown keen interests in public health and social welfare. The following
Thai Red Cross Society programs are officially 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
Titles
Her titles since her birth to present:
Royal cypher of Princess Soamsavali
