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Kanlayaniwatthana) (6 May 1923–2 January 2008), was a princess of Thailand
and the elder sister of King Ananda Mahidol
(Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej
(Rama IX). She was also a direct granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V).
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, the only daughter of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Songkla
, the sixty-ninth son of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and seventh son by Queen Savang Vadhana
, and Miss Sangwal Talabhat (later known as Princess Srinagarindra, The Princess Mother
). She was initially named "May" on her birth certificate and was later named Mom Chao Galyani Vadhana Mahidol by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI). The word "Vadhana" in her name came from her paternal grandmother, Savang Vadhana. In 1927, she was subsequently promoted to the royal rank, a Princess of Thailand (Phra Vorawongse Ther Phra Ong Chao) by King Prajadhipok
(Rama VII).
In 1938, she attended the International School of Geneva
, a boarding school not far from Lausanne
. She was an excellent student, and eventually came first of her school at the final exam and third in all Switzerland.
In 1942, Princess Galyani Vadhana continued her studies at the Faculty of Sciences in the field of chemistry, at the University of Lausanne
. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry in 1948. While pursuing her science degree, she also studied social science and education for a Diplome de Sciences Sociales Pedagogiques, involving teacher’s education, literature, philosophy, and psychology.
Aram Rattanakul Serireongrit (24 August 1920 - 3 February 1982), the son of General Luang Serireongrit (Charoon Ratanakul Serireongrit), a former Army commander-in-chief around the time of World War II
. They are the parents of the only daughter, Thanpuying Dasna Valaya Ratanakul Serireungriddhi (later Sorasongkram) (born in 1945 in Switzerland
). This marriage ended in divorce. In 1950, when the current King ascended the throne, he reinstated her royal status.
In 1969 the Princess married HH Prince Varananda Dhavaj
(19 August 1922 - 15 September 1990), son of Prince Chudadhuj Dharadilok, Prince of Bejraburna
and Mom Ravi Kayananda. They had no children.
"), making her the only female member of the Chakri Royal Family in the reign of King Rama IX to have been bestowed this title. In announcing the honour, The King said "the Princess, who was his only sister, had shared the joys and sorrows of life since their early years and was the most highly respected in that she had always given him support. Furthermore, it is a well-known fact that she has been steadfast in her devotion to the King in order that He would enjoy grace and glory." She had represented The King in carrying out various royal duties and had always taken good care of their mother, which was a great relief to him.
s, education
, sport
s, social welfare, etc. She was president
and honorary president of various organisations and foundation
s, including the Cardiac Children’s Foundation, the Princess Mother’s Charity Fund, the Autistic
Foundation of Thailand. She created her own foundation for funding the studies of gifted young musicians.
She was a patron
of various classical music foundations. On her trips, she always gathered important and useful information shown in the Royal news, giving knowledge to people. She also wrote books, poetry, and spoke French. She traveled widely within Thailand and abroad to represent the royal family and her country on missions.
in June 2007, suffering from abdominal pains. The doctors found she had cancer
, and she remained in the hospital for treatment. In October 2007, doctors reported the princess had suffered an infarction
on the left side of her brain as a result of occlusion
of a cerebral artery.
At the same time in October, her brother, King Bhumibol Adulyadej
was treated at Siriraj after he experienced weakness on his right side; doctors later found out through scans that he had a blood shortage to his brain. He was admitted on 13 October and discharged on 7 November. After leaving Siriraj, he visited his sister at the hospital almost daily.
On 14 December, the Royal Household Bureau released its 25th statement about the princess' health, saying she was feeling increasingly tired and was becoming less responsive.
—while studying in Switzerland
, which she later found again.
During her secondary study, especially while at Geneva
, Switzerland, she read a lot of literature. She found that reading developed her French language
skills. Later, when she was a French teacher at Thammasat University
, she read many books on linguistics
. In addition, she also studied art, culture, archaeology, and history for many years. When she planned visiting a foreign country, she would first read many books and documents about it.
When she was nine, she published a journal called ‘Ruaen Rom’ with her friends at Srapathum Palace, containing articles she had written. Her mother supported her in reading and writing English. On 10 September 1932, she published a story she had penned. In addition, she wrote eleven poems about the royal family, translated three books, wrote ten tourist guide books, and an academic article.
. She had learned to take photographs not only as souvenirs but also for art and academic purposes.
When she visited important places either at home or abroad, she always took photographs of those she found interesting which were useful in her travel writings.
by master composers. She began listening to this type of music when studying in Switzerland. She had always studied piano at home with her younger brothers, but only intermittently as she had very little time to practise. While doing her homework, she liked to listen to classical music on a radio and kept her love of it.
In 2004, concerned about the lack of interest in promoting classical music by both governmental and private sectors, Her Royal Highness established a Fund for Classical Music Promotion of which she became President. The fund supported classical music and related activities, provided assistance to Thai musicians to study, and promoted competitions and concerts both in Thailand and internationally. She also supported the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and the Chulalongkorn University Symphony Orchestra, and was the patron of the Bangkok Opera. Her presence on the classical music scene was ubiquitous.
level. She realized that primary education is very important for developing the general population.
From her long experience in teaching French language, she realized the problem of interrupted French language study at Mattayom (High School) and university level. In 1977 she formed L'Association Thailandaise des Professeurs de Francais (The Association of Thai Professors Teaching French Language) to act as the center for meeting and exchanging experiences of - and improving - the teaching of French language in Mattayom and university classes. She was President of the association between 1977 and 1981, when she became its honorary president for the rest of her life. Her assistance to the association took many forms, including in publishing journals to distribute the latest knowledge, writing her own articles in journals, and supporting teachers' seminars, research abroad and study in higher education.
As a result of her continuous work in the teaching and research of the French language in Thailand, she was conferred many honorary doctorates and also honours from many foreign governments and international organizations, including UNESCO
.
and archaeology
for many years. She thought these fields to be the foundations of other subjects and believed in applying reasoning to support historical ideas. She always said that her thoughts were not always correct and she would accept new data if supported by reason and evidences.
In performing her duties, she became interested in many important places, which she later visited by herself. She also lead groups and associations on educational tours to many historic sites, and she advised fellow guides to emphasize education about the sites.
When visiting historical sites, she did not merely accept information given to her by the archaeologists, but she would research the sites beforehand, and deeply question experts about the site's restoration and excavation, and the impact on neighbouring people of the archaeologists' operations.
replacement, heart pacemaker
, balloon catheter
, and surgery
without prosthesis
. Furthermore, this foundation disseminates knowledge of cardiac diseases to doctors, nurses, and the public. It also provides funds for pediatricians to study cardiac diseases in children either in Thailand or abroad.
and award conferring committee. The first prize-giving by Princess Boonjirathorn was organized at Samitivej Hospital on 18 September 1979. Afterwards scholarships and awards were given by the Princess every year.
. The Breast Center was established in Siriraj Hospital
to provide complete breast diseases examination and diagnosis. With the modern equipment in the center, the first in Thailand, breast radiography
can be carried out to enable biopsies to be carried out accurately, correctly, with very little pain. It is also timesaving and less expensive.
, she realised how poor the local populace were especially in food and medicine. She set up "The Mother Princess Medical Volunteer Unit" on 22 February 1969, and persuaded doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and nurses to join the unit to go and treat patients in remote communities. On 21 May 1974, the unit was renamed to become "The Mother Princess Medical Volunteer Foundation" with the Mother Princess as its President.
Princess Galyani Vadhana followed her mother's eaxample in the foundation's daily operations. Together they would lead volunteers to visit and treat people in rural areas. Some patients were sent for treatment at the provincial central hospital or to Bangkok
. They often journeyed by helicopters because some areas had no roads. After the Princess Mother died, Princess Galyani Vadhana became President.
After most of these visits, she collected her notes and the information she had gathered to publish books or reproduce them in digital media for distribution.
in Bangkok
, Thailand
, aged 84. There was to be a mourning period of 100 days, starting from the day of her death. The Prime Minister announced that all government officials and agencies would wear black for 15 days while the cabinet would wear black for the full 100 days.
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The 300 million baht (US$8.9m, £6.1m) funeral
, was the first full royal funeral since 1995, when the king's mother Srinagarindra
was cremated. There had been only four royal funerals in the king's 62-year reign. They give rare glimpse of the pageantry
of the House of Chakri. The royal funeral tradition dates back to the Ayutthaya period is influenced by thousand-year-old India
's Hindu
traditions that treat kings as incarnations
or descendants of deities and Buddhism
's merit-making ceremonies. The six-day funeral ceremony and ritual
officially started on Friday 14 November 2008, at the Grand Palace, and ended on 19 November when Galyani's ashes were transferred to the Rangsi Vadhana Memorial, Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram temple.
On Saturday, three processions (from the royal throne hall, where she had lain in state for ten months) were composed of three thousand two hundred and ninety-four soldiers, flanked by conch
shell-blowers, drummers and musicians. Two of the processions involved using the Phra Yannamat Sam Lam Khan (Golden Palanquin with Three Poles), an eighteenth century seven metric ton palanquin carried by sixty men. The two-century-old sandalwood
golden teak
urn
held Galyani's remains, whose body was seated in upright position, on top of an elaborately decorated fourten-ton golden carriage.
Both dressed in white ceremonial dress, the Crown Prince
and Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat
, inter alia, took part in the procession, on Sanam Luang
parade ground. In Uttaradit
, black-dressed Thais flocked to the royally-sponsored Wat Klong Poh in the provincial seat to place four hundred thousand sandalwood
flowers at the crematorium.
At 10:00pm on Saturday, the King and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
, with the help of a hydraulic tappet, set light to a 40 m (130 ft) high funeral pyre
. The $5.7m (£3.8m) temporary royal crematorium, a complex of pavilions
constructed on the Sanam Luang parade ground over seven months, had been lavishly decorated with flowers, garlands
and carved banana
stalks. After the cremation, the funeral buildings will be torn down, as they are sombre reminders of a royal death. According to Hindu belief, it is said that the spirit of the princess will then return home to Mount Meru, where all deities eternally live.
Her ashes were interred in the Vadhana Rangsi Memorial, which is located in the Royal Cemetery
at Wat Ratchabophit
.
patients by hemodialysis
with artificial kidney
. It has forty-six artificial kidney machines to treat three to four hundred patients.
The road was dug out the drainage system and Chong Nonsi Canel. It was included as an approach road project in the fourth Bangkok Development Plan (1992–1996). Upon completion, the Bangkok Metropolitan Government asked for permission to name it after Princess Galyani Vadhana, and the King consented in 1996.
with 260 beds, located at Mueang District, Narathiwat Province
. Its total area is 113,600 m2. At first it was just a medical station. In 1952, Ministry of Public Health upgraded it to a hospital, named "Narathiwat Hospital". Later when Princess Galyani Vadhana was bestowed the title Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra, the hospital board requested the Ministry of Public Health to give the new hospital a name, and the king named it "Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital" on 28 February 1997.
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Kanlayaniwatthana) (6 May 1923–2 January 2008), was a princess of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and the elder sister of King Ananda Mahidol
Ananda Mahidol
Ananda Mahidol was the eighth monarch of Thailand under the House of Chakri. At the time he was recognized as king by the National Assembly, in March 1935, he was a nine-year-old boy living in Switzerland. He returned to Thailand in December 1945. Six months later, in June 1946, he was found shot...
(Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
(Rama IX). She was also a direct granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V).
Early life
Princess Galyani Vadhana was born on 6 May 1923 in LondonLondon
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, England
England
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, the only daughter of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Songkla
Mahidol Adulyadej
Mahitaladhibes Adulyadejvikrom, the Prince Father , or officially styled Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkla was the father of King Ananda Mahidol and King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. He was also regarded as the father of modern medicine and public health of Thailand...
, the sixty-ninth son of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and seventh son by Queen Savang Vadhana
Savang Vadhana
Queen Savang Vadhana of Siam was a consort of King Chulalongkorn or Rama V. Her full name and title was Queen Sri Savarindira - thus she was not the Rajini , but just was a highest consort...
, and Miss Sangwal Talabhat (later known as Princess Srinagarindra, The Princess Mother
Srinagarindra
Srinagarindra was a member of the Thai Royal Family and was a member of House of Mahidol, which is descended from Chakri Dynasty, originated by Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, the Prince of Songkla, son of King Chulalongkorn...
). She was initially named "May" on her birth certificate and was later named Mom Chao Galyani Vadhana Mahidol by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI). The word "Vadhana" in her name came from her paternal grandmother, Savang Vadhana. In 1927, she was subsequently promoted to the royal rank, a Princess of Thailand (Phra Vorawongse Ther Phra Ong Chao) by King Prajadhipok
Prajadhipok
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Prajadhipok Phra Pok Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama VII was the seventh monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of the country. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to huge political...
(Rama VII).
Education
In 1935, Princess Galyani Vadhana attended a secondary school for girls named Ecole Superieure des Jeunes Filles de la Ville de Lausanne.In 1938, she attended the International School of Geneva
International School of Geneva
The International School of Geneva , also known as Ecolint, is a private international school based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the oldest currently operating International School in the world...
, a boarding school not far from Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
. She was an excellent student, and eventually came first of her school at the final exam and third in all Switzerland.
In 1942, Princess Galyani Vadhana continued her studies at the Faculty of Sciences in the field of chemistry, at the University of Lausanne
University of Lausanne
The University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of theology, before being made a university in 1890. Today about 12,000 students and 2200 researchers study and work at the university...
. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry in 1948. While pursuing her science degree, she also studied social science and education for a Diplome de Sciences Sociales Pedagogiques, involving teacher’s education, literature, philosophy, and psychology.
Marriage
In 1944, Princess Galyani Vadhana renounced her royal status in order to marry ColonelColonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Aram Rattanakul Serireongrit (24 August 1920 - 3 February 1982), the son of General Luang Serireongrit (Charoon Ratanakul Serireongrit), a former Army commander-in-chief around the time of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. They are the parents of the only daughter, Thanpuying Dasna Valaya Ratanakul Serireungriddhi (later Sorasongkram) (born in 1945 in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
). This marriage ended in divorce. In 1950, when the current King ascended the throne, he reinstated her royal status.
In 1969 the Princess married HH Prince Varananda Dhavaj
Waranonthawat
Prince Varanonda Dhavaj , born Mom Chao Varananda Dhavaj Chudadhut was the son of Prince Chudadhut Dharadilok and Mom Rawee Kaiyanon...
(19 August 1922 - 15 September 1990), son of Prince Chudadhuj Dharadilok, Prince of Bejraburna
Chudadhut Dharadilok
Prince Chudadhuj Dharadilok, Prince of Phetchabun , was a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Saovabha of Thailand. He was one of the most senior Thai princes during the rule of his full brother, King Vajiravudh...
and Mom Ravi Kayananda. They had no children.
Prestigious royal title
On 6 May 1995 - the occasion of her 72nd birthday anniversary - her brother, King Bhumibol gave her the noble title "Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra" (loosely translated "Princess of NarathiwatNarathiwat Province
Narathiwat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan. The southern railway line ends in this province that is one of the nation’s five provinces that borders Malaysia. The name of this...
"), making her the only female member of the Chakri Royal Family in the reign of King Rama IX to have been bestowed this title. In announcing the honour, The King said "the Princess, who was his only sister, had shared the joys and sorrows of life since their early years and was the most highly respected in that she had always given him support. Furthermore, it is a well-known fact that she has been steadfast in her devotion to the King in order that He would enjoy grace and glory." She had represented The King in carrying out various royal duties and had always taken good care of their mother, which was a great relief to him.
Royal projects
The princess' royal patronage projects included traditional Thai artThai art
Traditional Thai art is primarily composed of Buddhist art. Traditional Thai sculpture almost exclusively depicts images of the Buddha. Traditional Thai paintings usually consist of book illustrations, and painted ornamentation of buildings such as palaces and temples.-Painting:Traditional Thai...
s, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s, social welfare, etc. She was president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
and honorary president of various organisations and foundation
Foundation (charity)
A foundation is a legal categorization of nonprofit organizations that will typically either donate funds and support to other organizations, or provide the source of funding for its own charitable purposes....
s, including the Cardiac Children’s Foundation, the Princess Mother’s Charity Fund, the Autistic
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
Foundation of Thailand. She created her own foundation for funding the studies of gifted young musicians.
She was a patron
Patrón
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of various classical music foundations. On her trips, she always gathered important and useful information shown in the Royal news, giving knowledge to people. She also wrote books, poetry, and spoke French. She traveled widely within Thailand and abroad to represent the royal family and her country on missions.
Health issues
The princess was admitted to Siriraj HospitalSiriraj Hospital
Siriraj Hospital is the oldest hospital in Thailand, located in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus...
in June 2007, suffering from abdominal pains. The doctors found she had cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
, and she remained in the hospital for treatment. In October 2007, doctors reported the princess had suffered an infarction
Infarction
In medicine, infarction refers to tissue death that is caused by a local lack of oxygen due to obstruction of the tissue's blood supply. The resulting lesion is referred to as an infarct.-Causes:...
on the left side of her brain as a result of occlusion
Vascular occlusion
Vascular occlusion is a sudden blockage of a blood vessel, usually with a clot. It differs from thrombosis in that it can be used to describe any form of blockage, not just one formed by a clot. When it occurs in a major vein, it can, in some cases, cause deep vein thrombosis. The condition is...
of a cerebral artery.
At the same time in October, her brother, King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
was treated at Siriraj after he experienced weakness on his right side; doctors later found out through scans that he had a blood shortage to his brain. He was admitted on 13 October and discharged on 7 November. After leaving Siriraj, he visited his sister at the hospital almost daily.
On 14 December, the Royal Household Bureau released its 25th statement about the princess' health, saying she was feeling increasingly tired and was becoming less responsive.
Books and writing
Princess Galyani Vadhana had liked reading and writing from an early age. While studying Prathom 1 to Prathom 3, she read as many Thai language books as she could find. However, children’s books in Thai were then rare so she often read the newspaper. She remembered once reading a story in the original French—the 1878 novel Sans FamilleSans Famille
Sans Famille is an 1878 French novel by Hector Malot. Most recent English translation is "Alone in the World" by AJ de Bruyn, 2007.-First Volume:...
—while studying in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, which she later found again.
During her secondary study, especially while at Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland, she read a lot of literature. She found that reading developed her French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
skills. Later, when she was a French teacher at Thammasat University
Thammasat University
Thammasat University , or in brief TU , is Thailand's second oldest university. Officially established on 27 June 1934, the university was originally named by founder Pridi Banomyong, University of Moral Science and Politics , reflecting the political fervor of the time...
, she read many books on linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
. In addition, she also studied art, culture, archaeology, and history for many years. When she planned visiting a foreign country, she would first read many books and documents about it.
When she was nine, she published a journal called ‘Ruaen Rom’ with her friends at Srapathum Palace, containing articles she had written. Her mother supported her in reading and writing English. On 10 September 1932, she published a story she had penned. In addition, she wrote eleven poems about the royal family, translated three books, wrote ten tourist guide books, and an academic article.
Photography
Princess Galyani Vadhana was interested in photographyPhotography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
. She had learned to take photographs not only as souvenirs but also for art and academic purposes.
When she visited important places either at home or abroad, she always took photographs of those she found interesting which were useful in her travel writings.
Music
Princess Galyani Vadhana learned about many fields of western art. She was interested in all types of music and drama, especially classical musicClassical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
by master composers. She began listening to this type of music when studying in Switzerland. She had always studied piano at home with her younger brothers, but only intermittently as she had very little time to practise. While doing her homework, she liked to listen to classical music on a radio and kept her love of it.
In 2004, concerned about the lack of interest in promoting classical music by both governmental and private sectors, Her Royal Highness established a Fund for Classical Music Promotion of which she became President. The fund supported classical music and related activities, provided assistance to Thai musicians to study, and promoted competitions and concerts both in Thailand and internationally. She also supported the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and the Chulalongkorn University Symphony Orchestra, and was the patron of the Bangkok Opera. Her presence on the classical music scene was ubiquitous.
Education
Princess Galyani Vadhana was interested in all education not only at universityUniversity
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
level. She realized that primary education is very important for developing the general population.
From her long experience in teaching French language, she realized the problem of interrupted French language study at Mattayom (High School) and university level. In 1977 she formed L'Association Thailandaise des Professeurs de Francais (The Association of Thai Professors Teaching French Language) to act as the center for meeting and exchanging experiences of - and improving - the teaching of French language in Mattayom and university classes. She was President of the association between 1977 and 1981, when she became its honorary president for the rest of her life. Her assistance to the association took many forms, including in publishing journals to distribute the latest knowledge, writing her own articles in journals, and supporting teachers' seminars, research abroad and study in higher education.
As a result of her continuous work in the teaching and research of the French language in Thailand, she was conferred many honorary doctorates and also honours from many foreign governments and international organizations, including UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
.
Culture, Archaeology, and History
Princess Galyani Vadhana was interested in historyHistory
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
for many years. She thought these fields to be the foundations of other subjects and believed in applying reasoning to support historical ideas. She always said that her thoughts were not always correct and she would accept new data if supported by reason and evidences.
In performing her duties, she became interested in many important places, which she later visited by herself. She also lead groups and associations on educational tours to many historic sites, and she advised fellow guides to emphasize education about the sites.
When visiting historical sites, she did not merely accept information given to her by the archaeologists, but she would research the sites beforehand, and deeply question experts about the site's restoration and excavation, and the impact on neighbouring people of the archaeologists' operations.
The Cardiac Children Foundation of Thailand
This foundation was begun in 1981 by the Princess Mother. Princess Galyani Vadhana became its patron on 15 June 1984. She added some of her personal property to her mother's fund and provided personal advice, thus developing its activities. It helps many cardiac sick children, especially from poor families, to be cured and treated by professional cardiac doctors, using mechanical heart valveHeart valve
A heart valve normally allows blood flow in only one direction through the heart. The four valves commonly represented in a mammalian heart determine the pathway of blood flow through the heart...
replacement, heart pacemaker
Pacemaker
An artificial pacemaker is a medical device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the beating of the heart.Pacemaker may also refer to:-Medicine:...
, balloon catheter
Balloon catheter
A balloon catheter is a type of "soft" catheter with an inflatable "balloon" at its tip which is used during a catheterization procedure to enlarge a narrow opening or passage within the body...
, and surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
without prosthesis
Prosthesis
In medicine, a prosthesis, prosthetic, or prosthetic limb is an artificial device extension that replaces a missing body part. It is part of the field of biomechatronics, the science of using mechanical devices with human muscle, skeleton, and nervous systems to assist or enhance motor control...
. Furthermore, this foundation disseminates knowledge of cardiac diseases to doctors, nurses, and the public. It also provides funds for pediatricians to study cardiac diseases in children either in Thailand or abroad.
The HSH Princess Boonjirathorn (Chumphon) Juthathuj Foundation
This is a foundation set up by HSH Princess Boonjirathorn Juthathuj on 27 June 1979 to provide scholarships and awards to medical and nursing students, nursing lecturers, and nurses affiliated with Ministry of Public Health. Its President was Princess Galyani Vadhana who chaired the scholarshipScholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
and award conferring committee. The first prize-giving by Princess Boonjirathorn was organized at Samitivej Hospital on 18 September 1979. Afterwards scholarships and awards were given by the Princess every year.
The Breast Foundation
This foundation was created in December 1994 from Charity Funds of the Princess Mother. Princess Galyani Vadhana was President, while her mother was Patron and Honorary President. Its objective is to promote knowledge and understanding of breast cancer screeningBreast cancer screening
Breast cancer screening refers to the medical screening of asymptomatic, apparently healthy women for breast cancer in an attempt to achieve an earlier diagnosis. The assumption is that early detection will improve outcomes...
. The Breast Center was established in Siriraj Hospital
Siriraj Hospital
Siriraj Hospital is the oldest hospital in Thailand, located in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus...
to provide complete breast diseases examination and diagnosis. With the modern equipment in the center, the first in Thailand, breast radiography
Radiography
Radiography is the use of X-rays to view a non-uniformly composed material such as the human body. By using the physical properties of the ray an image can be developed which displays areas of different density and composition....
can be carried out to enable biopsies to be carried out accurately, correctly, with very little pain. It is also timesaving and less expensive.
The Mother Princess Medical Volunteer Foundation
In 1964, while the Mother Princess was staying at Phu Phing Palace, Chiang MaiChiang Mai
Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province , a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna and was the tributary Kingdom of Chiang Mai from 1774 until 1939. It is...
, she realised how poor the local populace were especially in food and medicine. She set up "The Mother Princess Medical Volunteer Unit" on 22 February 1969, and persuaded doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and nurses to join the unit to go and treat patients in remote communities. On 21 May 1974, the unit was renamed to become "The Mother Princess Medical Volunteer Foundation" with the Mother Princess as its President.
Princess Galyani Vadhana followed her mother's eaxample in the foundation's daily operations. Together they would lead volunteers to visit and treat people in rural areas. Some patients were sent for treatment at the provincial central hospital or to Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
. They often journeyed by helicopters because some areas had no roads. After the Princess Mother died, Princess Galyani Vadhana became President.
Nature and Environment Conservation
In 1991, Princess Galyani Vadhana visited and stayed at Huai Nam Dang Watershed Management Unit. She found that the nearby forests were deteriorated as a result of agricultural reclamation, so she had the idea of forming a Royal Forest Department to restore the forests. Then in 1995, the Royal Forest Department dsignated this area as Huai Nam Dang National Park, and built a chalet-styled palace, which the princess named "Silver Orchids Palace," dedicated to her. She stayed there during late January and early February every year to visit nearby hill tribes. Her thinking was that thebpublic and local administration organization co-operate to look after forest, water, wildlifes, and rare flora resources to maintain natural balance.Foreign Affairs
Princess Galyani Vadhana traveled abroad many times on formal and private visits. In addition to strengthening friendly relations with those countries, her visits helped spread knowledge of Thai culture and customs. Before any such visit she would carry out careful research.After most of these visits, she collected her notes and the information she had gathered to publish books or reproduce them in digital media for distribution.
About the royal family
- Busy Fingers
- Postcard Games
- Prince Mahidol and Art
- Popular Chronicle From The Press, The Demise of the Princess Mother
Travelogue
- Yunnan
- Bhutan : Green Island on Land
- Is It Cold in Siberia?
- Turkey : Land of the Roman Emperors and Ottoman Sultans
- Xinjiang and Gansu : Pictures from Far Away Places
- Eastern China : Mountain, Lake, Temples
As the honorary president
- The Mother Princess Medical Volunteer Foundation
- The Prosthesis Foundation of H.R.H. The Princess Mother
- L'Association Thaïlandaise des Professeurs de Français
- The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage
- The World Tipiṭaka Presentation Worldwide
As the president
- The Kidney Foundation of Thailand
- The Breast Foundation
- Siriraj Foundation
As the patron
- The Foundation for Slum Child Care (FSCC)
- The Cardiac Children Foundation of Thailand (CCFT)
- The Green World Foundation (GWF)
- Bangkok Biomaterial Center
- Joe Louis Puppet Theatre
- Bangkok Opera Foundation (from 2001–2006)
From the King of Thailand
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From French Republic
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in 1997 -
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- 25 December 2007
Awards
- Victor Hugo Medal, from UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, in 1992 - Naratip Award, from The Writers Association of Thailand, in 2002
- WHO/SEARO Award, from Regional Office for South East Asia of World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
, in 2003
Honorary Degrees
- Honorary Doctor of Arts in French, Chiang Mai UniversityChiang Mai UniversityChiang Mai University is a public research university in northern Thailand founded in 1964 with a strong emphasis on engineering, science, and agriculture. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction...
- Honorary Doctor of Arts in History, Prince of Songkla UniversityPrince of Songkla UniversityPrince of Songkla University was the first university in Southern Thailand, established in 1967. The name of the university was granted by His Majesty the King in honor of His Royal Highness Somdej Chao Fa Mahidol Adulyadej Kromma Luang Songkla Nakarin, the king's father.The university consists of...
- Honorary Doctor of Education, Chulalongkorn UniversityChulalongkorn UniversityChulalongkorn University is the oldest university in Thailand and is the country's highest ranked university. It now has nineteen faculties and institutes. Regarded as the best and most selective university in Thailand, it consistently attracts top students from around the country...
- Honorary Doctor of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla UniversityPrince of Songkla UniversityPrince of Songkla University was the first university in Southern Thailand, established in 1967. The name of the university was granted by His Majesty the King in honor of His Royal Highness Somdej Chao Fa Mahidol Adulyadej Kromma Luang Songkla Nakarin, the king's father.The university consists of...
- Honorary Doctor of Arts in French, Khon Kaen UniversityKhon Kaen UniversityKhon Kaen University is an internationally-recognized university in Asia. It is located in the Isan region of Thailand. The university is a central hub of education in north-east Thailand.-History:...
- Honorary Doctor of Nursing Science, Khon Kaen UniversityKhon Kaen UniversityKhon Kaen University is an internationally-recognized university in Asia. It is located in the Isan region of Thailand. The university is a central hub of education in north-east Thailand.-History:...
- Honorary Doctor of Nursing Science, Sukhothai Thammathirat University
- Honorary Doctor of Science in Chemistry, Khon Kaen UniversityKhon Kaen UniversityKhon Kaen University is an internationally-recognized university in Asia. It is located in the Isan region of Thailand. The university is a central hub of education in north-east Thailand.-History:...
- Honorary Doctor of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot UniversitySrinakharinwirot UniversitySrinakharinwirot University is a government sponsored university located in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was founded in 1949. It was named by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and is the leading Thai university in the field of Education and Fine Arts...
- Honorary Doctor of Science in Community Public Health, Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University
Death
On 2 January 2008, the Royal Household Bureau announced that during the night of Tuesday, 1 January 2008, the Princess's condition had worsened and she had died at 2:54AM on Wednesday, 2 January 2008, at Siriraj HospitalSiriraj Hospital
Siriraj Hospital is the oldest hospital in Thailand, located in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus...
in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, aged 84. There was to be a mourning period of 100 days, starting from the day of her death. The Prime Minister announced that all government officials and agencies would wear black for 15 days while the cabinet would wear black for the full 100 days.
Funeral
- Main Article: Death and funeral of Princess Galyani Vadhana
Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor...
, was the first full royal funeral since 1995, when the king's mother Srinagarindra
Srinagarindra
Srinagarindra was a member of the Thai Royal Family and was a member of House of Mahidol, which is descended from Chakri Dynasty, originated by Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, the Prince of Songkla, son of King Chulalongkorn...
was cremated. There had been only four royal funerals in the king's 62-year reign. They give rare glimpse of the pageantry
Pageantry
Pageantry is a colorful display, as in a pageant. It may refer to:*Beauty pageant*Drag pageantry*Medieval pageant...
of the House of Chakri. The royal funeral tradition dates back to the Ayutthaya period is influenced by thousand-year-old India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
's Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
traditions that treat kings as incarnations
Incarnation
Incarnation literally means embodied in flesh or taking on flesh. It refers to the conception and birth of a sentient creature who is the material manifestation of an entity, god or force whose original nature is immaterial....
or descendants of deities and Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
's merit-making ceremonies. The six-day funeral ceremony and ritual
Ritual
A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value. It may be prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community. The term usually excludes actions which are arbitrarily chosen by the performers....
officially started on Friday 14 November 2008, at the Grand Palace, and ended on 19 November when Galyani's ashes were transferred to the Rangsi Vadhana Memorial, Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram temple.
On Saturday, three processions (from the royal throne hall, where she had lain in state for ten months) were composed of three thousand two hundred and ninety-four soldiers, flanked by conch
Conch
A conch is a common name which is applied to a number of different species of medium-sized to large sea snails or their shells, generally those which are large and have a high spire and a siphonal canal....
shell-blowers, drummers and musicians. Two of the processions involved using the Phra Yannamat Sam Lam Khan (Golden Palanquin with Three Poles), an eighteenth century seven metric ton palanquin carried by sixty men. The two-century-old sandalwood
Sandalwood
Sandalwood is the name of a class of fragrant woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and unlike many other aromatic woods they retain their fragrance for decades. As well as using the harvested and cut wood in-situ, essential oils are also extracted...
golden teak
Teak
Teak is the common name for the tropical hardwood tree species Tectona grandis and its wood products. Tectona grandis is native to south and southeast Asia, mainly India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Burma, but is naturalized and cultivated in many countries, including those in Africa and the...
urn
Urn
An urn is a vase, ordinarily covered, that usually has a narrowed neck above a footed pedestal. "Knife urns" placed on pedestals flanking a dining-room sideboard were an English innovation for high-style dining rooms of the late 1760s...
held Galyani's remains, whose body was seated in upright position, on top of an elaborately decorated fourten-ton golden carriage.
Both dressed in white ceremonial dress, the Crown Prince
Maha Vajiralongkorn
Somdet Phra Boromma-orasathirat Chao Fa Maha Vajiralongkorn Sayammakutratchakuman is the only son of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, and Queen Sirikit...
and Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat
Somchai Wongsawat
Somchai Wongsawat is a Thai politician, as well as former executive member of the People's Power Party whose political rights have been disfranchised by the Constitutional Court for five years....
, inter alia, took part in the procession, on Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang is an open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Sanam Luang is located in the Phra Nakhon district, the historic center of Bangkok....
parade ground. In Uttaradit
Uttaradit
Uttaradit is a town in Thailand, capital of the Uttaradit province. The town covers the whole tambon Tha It of Mueang Uttaradit district...
, black-dressed Thais flocked to the royally-sponsored Wat Klong Poh in the provincial seat to place four hundred thousand sandalwood
Sandalwood
Sandalwood is the name of a class of fragrant woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and unlike many other aromatic woods they retain their fragrance for decades. As well as using the harvested and cut wood in-situ, essential oils are also extracted...
flowers at the crematorium.
At 10:00pm on Saturday, the King and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is the second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Thais commonly refer to her as Phra Thep, meaning "princess angel." Because her title in Thai is the female equivalent of the title held by her brother, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, she is informally referred...
, with the help of a hydraulic tappet, set light to a 40 m (130 ft) high funeral pyre
Funeral Pyre
"Funeral Pyre" is The Jam's thirteenth single released on 6 June 1981. Backed by the B-side "Disguises", a cover of a Who track, it reached #4 in the UK Singles chart....
. The $5.7m (£3.8m) temporary royal crematorium, a complex of pavilions
Pavilion (structure)
In architecture a pavilion has two main meanings.-Free-standing structure:Pavilion may refer to a free-standing structure sited a short distance from a main residence, whose architecture makes it an object of pleasure. Large or small, there is usually a connection with relaxation and pleasure in...
constructed on the Sanam Luang parade ground over seven months, had been lavishly decorated with flowers, garlands
Garlands
For other uses, see Garland Garlands is the 1982 debut album of Cocteau Twins. It is the only album with original bassist Will Heggie.-Track listing:#"Blood Bitch" – 4:34#"Wax and Wane" – 4:04#"But I'm Not" – 2:45...
and carved banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
stalks. After the cremation, the funeral buildings will be torn down, as they are sombre reminders of a royal death. According to Hindu belief, it is said that the spirit of the princess will then return home to Mount Meru, where all deities eternally live.
Her ashes were interred in the Vadhana Rangsi Memorial, which is located in the Royal Cemetery
Royal Cemetery at Wat Ratchabophit
The Royal Cemetery is located at the western side of the grounds of Wat Ratchabophit in Bangkok.The cemetery contains tombs, monuments and memorials to numerous members of the Thai Royal Family, particularly those most closely related to King Chulalongkorn....
at Wat Ratchabophit
Wat Ratchabophit
Wat Ratchabophit or Wat Ratchabophit Sahthit Mahasimaram Racha Wora Maha Viharn is a Buddhist temple located in on Atsadang Road, Bangkok, along Khlong Lot, not far from Wat Pho and the Grand Palace...
.
Galyani Vadhana Building
Galyani Vadhana Building is in the Priest Hospital, Bangkok and has nine stories and 15,096 m2 usable area. With Princess Galyani Vadhana's support The Kidney Foundation of Thailand coordinated with Ministry of Public Health in its construction and in asking Government Lottery Office to provide funds for it. Following the celebration of the Princess's seventy-second birthday in 1995, her permission was sought to name the building after her, which she permitted, and put the headstone on 20 May 1994. The purpose of the building is to support the treatment of terminal chronic renal failureChronic renal failure
Chronic kidney disease , also known as chronic renal disease, is a progressive loss in renal function over a period of months or years. The symptoms of worsening kidney function are unspecific, and might include feeling generally unwell and experiencing a reduced appetite...
patients by hemodialysis
Hemodialysis
In medicine, hemodialysis is a method for removing waste products such as creatinine and urea, as well as free water from the blood when the kidneys are in renal failure. Hemodialysis is one of three renal replacement therapies .Hemodialysis can be an outpatient or inpatient therapy...
with artificial kidney
Artificial kidney
Artificial kidney is often a synonym for hemodialysis, but may also, more generally, refer to renal replacement therapies that are in use and/or in development...
. It has forty-six artificial kidney machines to treat three to four hundred patients.
Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road
Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road runs through Bangrak, Sathorn, and Yannawa Districts, Bangkok. It is built from ferroconcrete with eight sixty meter wide lanes. Its length is 5.115 km. from Surawongse Road in Bangrak District the in the south east and meets Rama III Road in Yannawa District.The road was dug out the drainage system and Chong Nonsi Canel. It was included as an approach road project in the fourth Bangkok Development Plan (1992–1996). Upon completion, the Bangkok Metropolitan Government asked for permission to name it after Princess Galyani Vadhana, and the King consented in 1996.
Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital
Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital is a general hospitalGeneral hospital
A general hospital is a type of medical facility which is set up to deal with many kinds of disease and injury.General hospital may also refer to:*General Hospital, an American soap opera broadcast since 1963...
with 260 beds, located at Mueang District, Narathiwat Province
Narathiwat Province
Narathiwat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan. The southern railway line ends in this province that is one of the nation’s five provinces that borders Malaysia. The name of this...
. Its total area is 113,600 m2. At first it was just a medical station. In 1952, Ministry of Public Health upgraded it to a hospital, named "Narathiwat Hospital". Later when Princess Galyani Vadhana was bestowed the title Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra, the hospital board requested the Ministry of Public Health to give the new hospital a name, and the king named it "Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital" on 28 February 1997.
Titles
- 6 May 1923 - 8 November 1927: Her Serene Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana Mahidol
- 8 November 1927 - 10 July 1934: Her Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana
- 10 July 1934 - 11 July 1944: Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana
- 11 July 1944 - 25 March 1950: Mrs. Galyani Vadhana Ratanakul Serireungriddhi
- 25 March 1950 - 6 May 1995: Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana
- 6 May 1995 - 2 January 2008: Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana, Princess of Naradhiwas