BANGKOK, June 12 (AFP): Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the king's eldest daughter, has died aged 47, the royal palace announced on 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" until she "passed away peacefully" on Thursday. The late princess will lie in state at the Grand Palace in Bangkok and her funeral will be held "with the highest honours according to royal tradition", it said.
Thai princess dies aged 47 after 3 years in hospital
FE Team | Published: June 12, 2026 23:12:15
Thai princess dies aged 47 after 3 years in hospital
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