Royal Profile: 21 Facts about Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand
- Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand was born 4 July 1957, as the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Aduladej & Queen Sirikit of Thailand.
- She studied chemistry at Kasetsart University, earning a 1st Class Honours bachelor's degree in 1979.
- She also earned a doctoral degree in Science from Mahiold University in 1985.
- Since earning her degree, she has served as President of the Chulbhorn Research Institute
- She was awarded the UNESCO Einstein Medal {Source}
- Princess Chulabhorn was the first Asian to be invited to join the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK as an Honorary Fellow in 1986 {Source}.
- In 1982, she married a Royal Thai Air Fource Air Vice Marshal, Virayudh Tishyasarian.
- Traditionally, she would've lost her Royal Status upon her marriage due to marrying a man of lesser position, but she was granted special permissions by her father to keep her rank as Princess.\
- Together, they have two daughters:
- Princess Sirbhachudhabhorn (1982)
- Princess Adityadhornkitikhun (1984)
- Their marriage eventually ended in divorce, and she is reportedly now in a relationship with a doctor and professor at the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, where the Princess has a specialization in epileptology.
- They often appear together in public, both at home and abroad, but no public or official engagement has been announced.
- She shares a birthday with Queen Sonja of Norway (1937)
- She shares a birthday with Prince Michael of Kent (1942)
- She shares a birthday with Princess Rayet bint Al Hashim of Jordan (2008)
- Her astrological sign is cancer.
- She is a sister to:
- Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya of Thailand (1961)
- King Maha Vajiralongkorn Rama X (1952)
- Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (1955)
- She has the following former and current siblings-in-law:
- Peter Ladd Jensen (1981-1998, div)
- Her nieces are:
- Khun Ploypailin Mahidol Jensen
- Khun Sirikitiya Jensen
- Princess Bajrakitiyabha
- Princess Busyanambejra Mahidol (1987)
- Princess Chulabhorn's nephews are:
- Prince Juthavachara Mahidol (1979)
- Prince Vacharaesorn Mahidol (1981)
- Prince Chakriwat Mahidol (1983)
- Khun Bhumi Jensen (1983-2004)
- Prince Vatcharawee Mahidol (1985)
- Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti (2005)
- Her neices and nephews in law are:
- David Wheeler(2009)
- Her great nieces and nephews are:
- Maximus Wheeler
- Leonardo Wheeler
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