00:02Thailand's Princess Bhajrakiti Abha Narendhira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thai King Maha
00:07Vajiralongkorn, has died at 47, the royal palace said on Friday, after multiple health
00:13problems and nearly four years in a coma.
00:15The princess was hospitalized in December 2022 after a sudden loss of consciousness
00:20caused by a heart condition while visiting the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasama.
00:24She died on Thursday evening after her condition worsened due to an intra-abdominal infection,
00:30colitis, low blood pressure, arrhythmias, and blood clotting disorders, the palace statement said.
00:36Bhajrakiti Abha, popularly known as Princess Pa, was born on December 7, 1978, to the then-crowned
00:42prince Vajiralongkorn and his first wife, Princess Swamsawali. In Thailand, she will be remembered for
00:48her prominent role in public life, her efforts to improve the livelihoods of female prisoners,
00:53and her diplomatic career. The princess was one of King Vajiralongkorn's three children,
00:58who have formal titles and are eligible to take the throne under the constitution.
01:02The palace will hold royal funeral rites, while the government is expected to declare
01:06a period of national mourning.
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