Overview
- The Royal Household Bureau announcement, cited by Bangkok Post, said Queen Mother Sirikit died on Friday.
- Bangkok Post reported her age as 93, while the palace statement relayed by TASS described her as being in her 94th year.
- Russia’s embassy in Bangkok offered condolences to the royal family, the government and the Thai people.
- Ambassador Evgeny Tomikhin called her a longstanding friend of Russia and recalled her memorable state visit.
- Sirikit, mother of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, served as regent in 1956 and her birthday has been observed as Thailand’s Mother’s Day since 1976.