STORY: :: Thailand's late princess' body is transported from the hospital through Bangkok's streets to the Grand Palace

:: June 13, 2026 

:: Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of the Thai King, died at 47 from the effects of a heart condition

The princess, who died at 47, was hospitalized 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 (June 11) evening, after her condition worsened due to an intra-abdominal infection, colitis, low blood pressure, arrhythmias, and blood clotting disorders, a 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.

The princess was one of King Vajiralongkorn's three children who have formal titles and are eligible to take the throne under the constitution.

The palace will hold royal funeral rites, while the government is expected to declare a period of national mourning.