- Record: Extensions of Remarks
- Section type: Recognition
- Chamber: House
- Date: June 23, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
HON. JOE WILSON
of south carolina
in the house of representatives
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the U.S. Thai Alliance Caucus, I want to offer my sympathy to the royal family and people of Thailand. I include in the Record the following announcement by the Royal Household Bureau:
Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha
Narendiradebyavati passed away on Thursday night at the age
of 47, the Royal Household Bureau announced on Friday
morning.
The princess died peacefully at King Chulalongkorn Memorial
Hospital at 7:48 pm on Thursday despite receiving continuous
medical care from a team of doctors who had closely monitored
and treated her condition to the best of their abilities.
HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha had been hospitalized since Dec
15, 2022, after collapsing due to a heart-related condition
while training her pet dog in Pak Chong district of Nakhon
Ratchasima province the previous day.
Since May 21, the royal medical team had been closely
monitoring the health of HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha due to a
severe infection that remained uncontrolled and affected the
function of several major organ systems, the bureau said in a
statement issued on Friday.
According to the statement, doctors detected an abdominal
infection caused by inflammation of the large intestine in
April. This caused HRH's condition to become unstable,
further causing low blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat
and abnormal blood clotting.
According to the announcement, her condition gradually
deteriorated thereafter until her passing on Thursday night.
His Majesty the King has commanded the Royal Household
Bureau to arrange royal funeral rites with the highest honors
in accordance with royal tradition. HRH Princess
Bajrakitiyabha will lie in state at Phiman Rattaya Throne
Hall in the Grand Palace, Bangkok.
HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha was the eldest daughter of His
Majesty the King and HRH Princess Soamsawali Krom Muen
Suddhanarinatha.