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Orathai Sriring, Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng

Thai king's eldest daughter dies at 47 after illness

Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of King Maha ‌Vajiralongkorn, has died aged 47, after multiple health problems and ‌nearly four years in a coma.

The princess was taken to hospital 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 evening, after her condition worsened due to an intra-abdominal infection, colitis, low blood pressure, arrhythmias, and blood clotting disorders, the royal palace said on Friday,

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