Princess Bajrakitiyabha, King Vajiralongkorn’s eldest child, has passed away at age 47 after almost 4 years in a coma, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced today (12 June).

HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha, hospitalized since 2022 due to a heart condition, has been named Deputy Commander of the Royal Security Command and given the rank of senior general, according to an announcement published on 20 August in the Royal Gazette.

Following its 15 August statement about Princess Bajrakitiyabha’s health condition, the Bureau of the Royal Household has issued a further announcement that her condition continues to be closely monitored.

Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who has been hospitalized since she collapsed from a heart condition in 2022, is being treated for a severe bloodstream infection, said a statement from the Bureau of the Royal Household.

<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>