Chulabhorn Walailak

Chulabhorn Walailak
Princess of Thailand
Princess Chulabhorn Walailak in 2010
Spouse	Virayudh Tishyasarin (m. 1982, div. 1984)
Issue
Princess Siribhachudhabhorn Princess Adityadhornkitikhun
House	House of Mahidol Chakri Dynasty
Father	King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)
Mother	Queen Sirikit
Born	4 July 1957 (1957-07-04) (age 54) Bangkok, Thailand
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Royal Family of Thailand
HM The King HM The Queen HRH The Crown Prince HRH Princess Srirasmi HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana HRH Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn HRH Princess Chulabhorn Walailak HRH Princess Siribhachudhabhorn HRH Princess Adityadhornkitikhun Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Khun Ploypailin Jensen Khun Sirikitiya Jensen HRH Princess Soamsawali Thanpuying Dhasanawalaya Sornsongkram
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Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand or Chulabhorn Walailak (Thai: จุฬาภรณวลัยลักษณ์; RTGS: —Chulaphon Walailak—) , born 4 July 1957 in Bangkok, is a Princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej and HM Queen Sirikit of Thailand. As royal princess, she is styled Her Royal Highness.

Education

HRH Princess Chulabhorn studied Chemistry and graduated in 1979 from the Faculty of Science at Kasetsart University, with a Bachelor of Science, First Class Honours. She continued to study Science at Mahidol University, where she received her Doctorate in 1985.

She is heavily involved in the promotion of scientific research, and regularly gives awards and prizes. She held the position of a guest lecturer in Chemistry at the Mahidol University. She also serves as the President of the Chulabhorn Research Institute. She was awarded the UNESCO Einstein Medal^[1] for her efforts in promoting scientific collaboration in 1986 and was the first Asian to be invited to join the Royal Society of Chemistry in England as an Honorary Fellow.^[2]

Marriage and family

She married Royal Thai Air Force Flight Lieutenant Virayudh Tishyasarin (currently an Air Vice Marshal), a commoner, in 1982. According to royal custom, she would lose her title when marrying a man of lesser position. However, she was granted a special permission by her father to keep her rank of Chao Fa. From this marriage, which eventually ended in divorce, she has two daughters:

• HRH Princess Siribhachudhabhorn
• HRH Princess Adityadhornkitikhun

Currently, she has been in a relationship with Chaichon Locharernkul (M.D), a professor at the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, of which the Princess herself has specialization in epileptology. They often appear together in public places both in Thailand and abroad, but a formal engagement between him and the Princess has not been made public nor has it been made official. He has always accompanied her, as Chulabhorn continues to be involved in many areas and travels extensively abroad as well, mostly in Asia and the Pacific region.

References

1. ^ Chulabhorn Research Institute
2. ^ http://www.rsc.org/Membership/AboutRscMembership/HonFRSC/index.asp

External links

• The Royal Family | Chulabhorn
• Chulabhorn Receives International Research Award

Chulabhorn Walailak House of Chakri Born: 4 July 1957
Thai royalty
Preceded by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindorn	Line of succession to the Thai throne 6th position	Succeeded by Princess Siribhachudhabhorn

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Name	Chulabhorn, Princess
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Date of birth	4 July 1957
Place of birth	Bangkok, Thailand
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