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Rambai Barni

Rambai Barni
Queen Rambhai Barni of Siam.jpg
Queen Rambai Barni, exile in London, 1934
Queen consort of Siam
Tenure 25 November 1925 – 2 March 1935 (husband's abdication)
Coronation 25 February 1926
Born (1904-12-20)20 December 1904
Bangkok, Siam
Died 22 May 1984(1984-05-22) (aged 79)
Bangkok, Thailand
Spouse Prajadhipok (Rama VII)
Dynasty Chakri
Father Svasti Sobhana, Prince of Svastivatana Visishta
Mother Princess Abha Barni
Religion Buddhism
Signature
Queen Consort of
the Chakri Dynasty
Emblem of the House of Chakri.svg Amarindra
(Rama I)
Emblem of the House of Chakri.svg Sri Suriyendra
(Rama II)
Queen Debsirindra.jpg Debsirindra
(Rama IV)
Queen Saovabha Phongsri.jpg Saovabha Phongsri
(Rama V)
HM Queen Indrasakdi Sachi.jpg Indrasakdi Sachi
(Rama VI)
Queen Rambhai Barni of Siam.jpg Rambai Barni
(Rama VII)
Queen Sirikit NYWTS.jpg Sirikit
(Rama IX)
Styles of
Queen Rambai Barni of Siam
Queen's Standard of Thailand.svg
Reference style Her Royal Majesty
Spoken style Your Royal Majesty
Alternative style Madame

Queen Rambai Barni of Siam (Thai: รำไพพรรณี; rtgsRamphaiphanni; Thai pronunciation: [rām.pʰāj.pʰān.niː]), formerly Her Serene Highness Princess Rambai Barni Svastivatana (Thai: รำไพพรรณี สวัสดิวัตน์; rtgsRamphaiphanni Sawatdiwat; born 20 December 1904 – 22 May 1984), was the wife and Queen Consort of King Prajadhipok of Siam.

Princess Rambai Barni Svastivatana was born on 20 December 1904, to Prince Svasti Sobhana, the Prince of Svastivatana Visishta (a son of HM King Mongkut and Princess Piyamawadi) and Princess Abha Barni Gaganang. She was given the nickname, Thanying Na or Princess Na (Thai: ท่านหญิงนา). At the age of two she entered the palace, to be "given" to a queen for education as was the custom. In Princess Rambai Barni's case it was Queen Saovabha, wife of HM King Chulalongkorn (her aunt). From then on she lived at Dusit Palace.

After the death of King Chulalongkorn in 1910, she was moved to the Grand Palace, where she studied at the Rajini School (or Queen's School) set up by Queen Saovabha. During this period she became very close to her cousin, Queen Saovabha's youngest son, Prince Prajadhipok Sakdidej, the Prince of Sukhothai. In 1917, after completing his studies abroad and the customary period of monasticism, Prince Prajadhipok and Princess Rambai Barni were married at Bang Pa-In Palace and given the blessings of her new brother-in-law, King Vajiravudh. The couple lived at the prince's Bangkok residence, Sukhothai Palace.


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