Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies after 3 years of coma
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand, who was in a coma for three years following an illness, has died at the age of 47, Al Jazeera reported.
The eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s seven children, the princess died on Thursday evening at a hospital in Bangkok, where she had been cared for since she fell unconscious, said a statement on Friday by the Bureau of the Royal Household.
In a televised speech, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the late princess was “a pride of Thailand,” and that her “commitment to building a society of kindness, justice and equality will forever remain as a moral legacy for the nation, a guiding light for generations of Thais”.
Princess Bajrakitiyabha was popular among Thais for her public service and justice reform projects, particularly her Kamlangjai or “Inspire” campaign, which helped rehabilitate imprisoned Thai women before their release.
Earlier, it was reported that Bernadette Chirac, widow of the former French president Jacques Chirac, died at the age of 93.
