Saturday, December 13, 2014

Thai Princess Srirasm Resigns From Royal Title

BANGKOK: Her Royal Highness Princess Srirasm, the Royal Consort to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, has stepped down from  her royal title. 
 
According to an announcement signed by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and  published in the Royal Gazette dated December 11 and released Friday,  the Royal Consort has formally  requested resignation from her royal noble title from His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn. The resignation was referred to His Majesty the King and was royally permitted.

Meanwhile Daily News Online reported that after her resignation from the royal title, the Crown Prince has bestowed on her the title of “Thanphuying” and was given the new name of Thanphuying Busaba Suwadi.

She has also divorced from the Crown Prince at the presence of the privy councillors as witnesses on December 10.

Her son will remain his royal title of Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti and will accompany the Crown Prince on Royal functions.

Thanphuying Busaba Suwadi was born  to a family of modest means.

She entered the service of the Crown Prince at the age of 22. She married the crown prince in February 2001.

She was born in Samut Songkram province and  was the third child of Aphirut and Wanthanee Suwadi. 

She attended college at Bangkok Business College and 1993, at age 22, entered the service of Vajiralongkorn as a “lady-in-waiting.” She enrolled in Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University in 1997 and graduated in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in management science. 

Vajiralongkorn personally bestowed her with her diploma. In 2007 she received a Master of Arts degree in Home Economics from Kasetsart University.

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