The Royal Couple were married at the Sra
Pathum Palace in Bangkok on April 28, 1950. (Photo courtesy of the
Bureau of the Royal Household)
His Majesty King Bhumibol
Adulyadej the Great and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit celebrate Their 64th
wedding anniversary on Monday, 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 64th 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.
