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Vimolchatra
Princess of Thailand
SpouseMom Chao Udaya Chalermlabh Vidhijaya
IssueMom Rajawongse Chalermchatra Vudhijaya
Mom Rajawongse Brahmachatra Savastivatana
HouseHouse of Chatrajaya (by birth)
House of Vudhijaya (by marriage)
Chakri Dynasty
FatherPrince Purachatra Jayakara, the Prince of Kamphaengphet
MotherPrincess Prabhavasidhi Narumala

Her Highness Princess Vimolchatra of Thailand or Phra Vorawongse Ther Phra Ong Chao Vimolchatra (RTGS: Vimonchat) (Thai: พระวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าวิมลฉัตร; 27 June 19215 December 2009), was a Princess of Thailand, a member of Thai Royal Family. She was one of the longest-living royal personages in Thailand. She was the direct granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn.

Biography

Princess Vimolchatra was born on 27 June 1921, in Bangkok, Thailand. She is the second daughter and youngest child of Prince Purachatra Jayakara, the Prince of Kamphaengphet (son of Chulalongkorn, Rama V of Siam and Chao Chom Manda Wad). Her mother is Princess Prabhavasidhi Narumala of Siam (daughter of Prince Chaturanta Rasmi, the Prince Chakrabadibongse and Mom Rajawongse Savang Siriwongse. She is the direct granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn and also the great-granddaughter of King Mongkut (Rama IV). She has 2 siblings; 1 elder sisters, and 1 elder brother:

Princess Vimolchatra married His Serene Highness Prince (Mom Chao) Udaya Chalermlabh Vudhijaya, son of Prince Vudhijaya Chalermlabha, the Prince Singhavikrom Kriangkrai. The couple have a son and a daughter;

Princess Vimolchatra performs many royal functions and many social duties on behalf of Their Majesties the King and Queen. She is the president of King Rama IX Park Foundation. She has shown keen interest in public affairs and education of the poor around the country.

She passed away peacefully in the early of 5 December 2009, at Praram 9 Hospital, Bangkok from renal failure, at the age of 88. She died in the day of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 82nd birthday, before the royal birthday ceremony at the Grand Palace. There are held 7 days of the Royal funeral at Wat Debsirin.

Royal decorations

Honorary degrees

  • 1993: Honorary Doctor of Fine and Applied Arts, Rajamangala University of Technoogy
  • 1997: Honorary Doctor of Arts, Siam University
  • 1999: Honorary Doctor of Arts, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

References

  • Mom Rajawongse Biradej Anubongs Chakrabandhu, 150th Anniversary, Prince Chaturanta Rasmi, the Prince Chakrabadibongse, Ministry of Finance, Bangkok, 2005.