His Majesty King Bhumibol
Adulyadej the Great and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit celebrate Their 63rd wedding
anniversary on Sunday, April 28. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of the Royal
Household)
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Mom Rajawongse
Sirikit Kitayakara were married by Her Majesty Queen Sawang Vadhana, the
paternal grandmother of His Majesty, at the Sra Pathum Palace in Bangkok on
April 28, 1950. This year they are celebrating their 63rd wedding anniversary.
Mom Rajawongse Sirikit, the daughter of the Thai Ambassador to France Mom Chao
Nakkhatmongkol Kitayakara and Mom Luang Bua Sanitwongse met the soon-to-be-King
at the Thai Embassy in Paris in 1948. They were engaged to be married at the
Windsor Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 19, 1949.
They returned to Thailand during the government of Prime Minister Field Marshal
Pibul Songkhram and a stunningly beautiful marriage ceremony was held while the
Thai military forces formed to honor and salute the Royal Couple.
Following the Royal marriage, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great
ascended the throne, becoming the ninth King of Thailand in the Chakri Dynasty
with all the pomp and pageantry befitting a Royal coronation on May 5, 1950.
Their Majesties have four children, HRH Princess Ubolratana, HRH Crown Prince
Maha Vajiralongkorn, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, and HRH Princess
Chulabhorn.
Long live His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great and Her Majesty Queen
Sirikit.
The Royal Couple were married at
the Sra Pathum Palace in Bangkok on April 28, 1950.
