<p>According to a <a href="https://www.royaloffice.th/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2566-01-07.pdf">statement</a> from the Bureau of the Royal Household released last night (7 January), Princess Bajrakitiyabha, King Vajiralongkorn&#39;s oldest child, remains unconscious after she was hospitalized on 14 December 2021.</p>

<p>Year-end festivities may go ahead as planned, the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Interior has said, <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/10155">after several government agencies cancelled their New Year celebrations, seemingly due to concerns over the conditions of Princess Bajrakitiyabha</a>, the King&rsquo;s oldest daughter, who remains in hospital.</p>

<p>Concern over the conditions of the King&rsquo;s eldest daughter, who has spent the past week in hospital care, appears to have prompted some government agencies to cancel their New Year celebrations &ndash; but others said they&rsquo;ll go ahead with the planned festivities.</p>

<p>The Bureau of the Royal Household issued a second statement today (19 December) on the condition of Princess Bajrakitiyabha, stating that she is still stable and that her heart, lungs, and kidneys are being treated with medication.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A monarchy supporter with a large online following was arrested on Saturday, hours after he claimed to have raised nearly 700,000 baht to cover the cost of what he described as a ritual to extend the life of King Vajiralongkorn&rsquo;s eldest child.</p>

<p>As Princess Bajrakitiyabha remains hospitalised on Friday, attention on social media is turning to her status as the presumed heiress to the throne &ndash; a role never formally acknowledged that is taken seriously by many analysts.</p>

<p>On 15 December 2022, the Bureau of the Royal Household published a statement, declaring that Princess Bajrakitiyabha, King Vajiralongkorn&#39;s oldest child, had a heart-related condition requiring medical treatment.</p>

<p>Police have requested Nonthaburi Provincial Court to revoke the bail for activist Chinnawat Chankrachang after his Facebook post asking Princess Bajrakitiyabha&rsquo;s opinion on the royal defamation law. Although the Court has rejected the request, it added bail conditions restricting his activities concerning the monarchy and even the lèse majesté law itself.</p>