Sirikit nickname(s):
Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Sirikit
Sirikit date of birth:
August 12, 1932
How old is Sirikit?
93
Where was Sirikit born?
Bangkok, Kingdom of Siam
What is Sirikit's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Sirikit nationality?
Thai
What is Sirikit's occupation?
Queen of Thailand
Sirikit claim to fame:
Queen of Thailand
Short Biography
Sirikit (Thai: สิริกิติ์; listen ), born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara (Thai: สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; rtgs: Sirikit Kitiyakon) on 12 August 1932, is the queen consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King (Rama IX) of Thailand. She met Bhumibol in Paris, where her father was the Thai ambassador. They married in 1950, shortly before Bhumibol's coronation. Sirikit was appointed Queen Regent in 1956. Sirikit produced one son and three daughters. As the consort of the king who is the world's longest-reigning head of state, she is also the world's longest-serving consort of a monarch. Sirikit suffered a stroke on 21 July 2012 and has since refrained from public appearances.