{"id":349673,"date":"2026-06-12T13:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T07:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=349673"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T07:31:40","slug":"thai-princess-bajrakitiyabha-who-collapsed-exercising-her-dogs-dies-after-three-years-in-a-coma-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/thai-princess-bajrakitiyabha-who-collapsed-exercising-her-dogs-dies-after-three-years-in-a-coma-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha who collapsed exercising her dogs dies after three years in a coma | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Thailand\u2019s Princess Bajrakitiyabha died on Thursday (Picture: AFP via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Thailand\u2019s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati has died aged 47 after spending greater than three years in a coma.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The eldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn was airlifted to hospital after collapsing while exercising her dogsa in December 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Her sudden lack of consciousness was attributed to a heart condition.<\/p>\n<p>She died on Thursday evening after her condition deteriorated resulting from a mix of health problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The medical team provided the closest and most intensive care possible, but her condition continued to say no progressively,\u2019 the royal household said.<\/p>\n<p>Bajrakitiyabha, popularly generally known as Princess Pa, was born on December 7, 1978, to the \u200bthen Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and his first wife, Princess Soamsawali.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tJoin for all of the most recent stories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <strong>News Updates<\/strong> newsletter or get <strong>Breaking News <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In Thailand, she will probably be remembered for her outstanding role in public life, her efforts to enhance the livelihoods of female prisoners, and her \u200bdiplomatic profession.<\/p>\n<p>She studied law at Cornell University, obtaining a Master\u2019s degree and a \u200bDoctorate, and worked as an attorney within the Thai Office of the Attorney-General between 2006 and 2011.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_301042874-0357.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28747055\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Queen Suthida and Princess Bajrakitiyabha wave from??the balcony of Suddhaisavarya Prasad Hall at the Grand Palace where the king grants a public audience to receive the good wishes of the people in Bangkok, Thailand May 6, 2019. REUTERS\/Jorge Silva\/File Photo\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Thailand\u2019s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Queen Suthida and Princess Bajrakitiyabha wave from the balcony of Suddhaisavarya Prasad Hall on the Grand Palace (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_301070835-2c2f.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28747052\" alt=\"epa13031954 A Thai mourner weeps while holding a photograph of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha following the announcement of her death at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, 12 June 2026. According to a statement released by the Thai Bureau of the Royal Household on 12 June 2026, Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha died at the age of 47 after spending three years in a coma. EPA\/RUNGROJ YONGRIT\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>A Thai mourner weeps while holding a photograph of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha following the announcement of her death (Picture: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From \u200c2012 \u2060to 2014, she was Thailand\u2019s ambassador to Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia, before returning to the attorney-general\u2019s office in Bangkok.<\/p>\n<p>She also founded a charity promoting the rights of female inmates, particularly those that were pregnant while in jail.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Bajrakitiyabha was appointed as \u200bthe goodwill ambassador for \u200bthe rule of \u2060law in Southeast Asia by the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.<\/p>\n<p>She transferred to the military in 2021, where \u200bshe was bestowed the rank of a general and served \u200bas a \u2060chief of staff within the Royal Security Command.<\/p>\n<p>The princess was one among King Vajiralongkorn\u2019s three children who&#8217;ve formal titles and are eligible to take the throne under the structure.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2060October \u200blast yr, Thailand\u2019s Queen Mother passed\u00a0away\u00a0at 93.<\/p>\n<p>The palace \u200bwill hold royal funeral rites, while the federal government is anticipated to declare a period of national mourning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in contact with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><strong>check our news page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Boy, seven, mauled to death by his pet monkey<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Nigel Farage\u2019s crypto billionaire donor owns luxury Thai resort with fire ceremonies<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Bus explodes in fireball killing eight after train crashes into it<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--news\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>News Updates<\/h4>\n<p>Stay on top of the headlines with every day email updates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand\u2019s Princess Bajrakitiyabha died on Thursday (Picture: AFP via Getty) Thailand\u2019s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati has died aged 47 after spending greater than three years in a coma. 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