The
Royal Couple were married at the Sra Pathum Palace
in Bangkok on April 28, 1950.
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 61st wedding anniversary.
His
Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit
celebrate Their 61st wedding anniversary on Thursday, April 28. (Photo
courtesy of the Bureau of the Royal Household)
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.
