H.M. The Queen's Birthday - Mother's Day Thailand

Aug 12th is a National Holiday as the Thai people celebrate H.M.The Queen’s Birthday. Aug 12th is quite appropriately also Mother’s Day in Thailand as Queen Sirikit is affectionately considered to be the Mother of the Thai Nation. All over Thailand, many streets will be festooned with flowers and flags and photographs of H.M. Queen Sirikit .

Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara was born in 1932. Her parents were Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara and Mom Luang Bua Sanitvongse. Sirikit’s father was in the Diplomatic Corps and served in the Siam Royal Embassy in Washington DC, in London as Ambassador at the Court of St. James and in Paris as Ambassador to France. It was in Paris that Mom Rajawongse Sirikit was to first meet with the new King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej and their engagement was announced in 1949 on July 19th. Their wedding took place on April 28th 1950.

The Coronation of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej took place on May 5th 1950 and on that day, Mom Rajawongse Sirikit was honoured with the title Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand. H.M. Queen Sirikit has won a place in the hearts of all the Thai people because of her tireless work on many projects to improve the lives of the Thai people and is especially concerned about conservation issues and traditional Thai handicrafts.

All of us at Thai Guide to Thailand would like to take this opportunity to wish H.M.Queen Sirikit a very Happy Birthday.