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Queen Rambai Barni, exile in London, 1934
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Queen consort of Siam | |
Tenure | 25 November 1925 – 2 March 1935 (husband's abdication) |
Coronation | 25 February 1926 |
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Bangkok, Siam |
20 December 1904
Died | 22 May 1984 Bangkok, Thailand |
(aged 79)
Spouse | Prajadhipok (Rama VII) |
Dynasty | Chakri |
Father | Svasti Sobhana, Prince of Svastivatana Visishta |
Mother | Princess Abha Barni |
Religion | Buddhism |
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Queen Consort of the Chakri Dynasty |
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Amarindra (Rama I) |
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Sri Suriyendra (Rama II) |
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Debsirindra (Rama IV) |
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Saovabha Phongsri (Rama V) |
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Indrasakdi Sachi (Rama VI) |
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Rambai Barni (Rama VII) |
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Sirikit (Rama IX) |
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Styles of Queen Rambai Barni of Siam |
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Reference style | Her Royal Majesty |
Spoken style | Your Royal Majesty |
Alternative style | Madame |
Queen Rambai Barni of Siam (Thai: รำไพพรรณี; rtgs: Ramphaiphanni; Thai pronunciation: [rām.pʰāj.pʰān.niː]), formerly Her Serene Highness Princess Rambai Barni Svastivatana (Thai: รำไพพรรณี สวัสดิวัตน์; rtgs: Ramphaiphanni Sawatdiwat; born 20 December 1904 – 22 May 1984), was the wife and Queen Consort of King Prajadhipok of Siam.
Princess Rambai Barni Svastivatana was born on 20 December 1904, to Prince Svasti Sobhana, the Prince of Svastivatana Visishta (a son of HM King Mongkut and Princess Piyamawadi) and Princess Abha Barni Gaganang. She was given the nickname, Thanying Na or Princess Na (Thai: ท่านหญิงนา). At the age of two she entered the palace, to be "given" to a queen for education as was the custom. In Princess Rambai Barni's case it was Queen Saovabha, wife of HM King Chulalongkorn (her aunt). From then on she lived at Dusit Palace.
After the death of King Chulalongkorn in 1910, she was moved to the Grand Palace, where she studied at the Rajini School (or Queen's School) set up by Queen Saovabha. During this period she became very close to her cousin, Queen Saovabha's youngest son, Prince Prajadhipok Sakdidej, the Prince of Sukhothai. In 1917, after completing his studies abroad and the customary period of monasticism, Prince Prajadhipok and Princess Rambai Barni were married at Bang Pa-In Palace and given the blessings of her new brother-in-law, King Vajiravudh. The couple lived at the prince's Bangkok residence, Sukhothai Palace.