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Biography Queen Sirikit
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit is the daughter of His
Highness Prince Chandaburi Suranath (Mom Chao
Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara) and Mom Luang Bua
Kitiyakara (nee Mom Luang Bua Snidwongse).
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Biography Queen Sirikit
Her father later on became Thai Minister to
France, then to Denmark and, ultimately,
Ambassador to the Court of St. James in England. 
Her Majesty accompanied him and continued her
general education in the three countries and
lastly in Switzerland.
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Biography Queen Sirikit
She was born on August 12, 1932.  She attended
kindergarten class at Rajini School, but
subsequently went to St. Francis Xavier convent
school at Samsen District in Bangkok. 
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Biography Queen Sirikit
It was while her father was stationed in Paris
that she first met His Majesty King Bhumibol
Adulyadej, who was then studying in Switzerland
but went now and then to Paris.  The chance
meeting in Paris ripened into friendship and
understanding. 
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Biography Queen Sirikit
When His Majesty met with a very serious motor
accident in Geneva, Switzerland, and had to stay
in a hospital at Lausanne, Her Majesty was a
frequent visitor.  When His Majesty was well
again and left the hospital, he was graciously
pleased to arrange for Her Majesty to continue
her studies at Riante Rive, a boarding school in
Lausanne. 
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President of the Thai Red Cross Society
Her Majesty has many public functions to perform.
She became President of the Thai Red Cross
Society on August 12, 1956, and her keenness in
the work has built up her popularity and aroused
enthusiasm in the public for the cause of the Red
Cross. Later on, in 1979, upon learning of the
influx of about 40,000 Cambodian refugees into
Trat province, Her Majesty Queen Sirikit flew to
the site to see the situation herself. Then, in
her capacity as President of the Thai Red Cross
Society.
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President of the Thai Red Cross Society
Her Majesty set up the Khao Larn Thai Red Cross
Center to give shelter, food and medical care to
those Cambodian refugees who were mostly peasant
families with small children and unaccompanied
orphans. The Center was a refuge for these
displaced people for some years.
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Promoting Thai National Costumes
Her Majesty the Queen is naturally endowed with
artistic talents and is keenly interested in the
world of arts and culture, especially those of
Thailand. Her cultural promotion activities date
back to 1960, when she accompanied His Majesty
the King on a state visit to Europe and the
United States. She noticed at the time that there
were no national dresses for Thai women, unlike
the Indian Sari or the Japanese Kimono, to name
only two.
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Promoting Thai National Costumes
She concluded it was time to create such costumes
for the sake of national identity. With this in
mind, Her Majesty made a research into
traditional costumes that Thai women had worn in
different historical periods, from the Sukhothai
and Ayutthaya to the Rattanakosin (Bangkok)
Periods. Then she set out to adapt and modify
these different modes into Thai national costumes
for present-day use. Initially, there were five
designs, all worn with a long skirt.
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Establishing Sai Jai Thai Foundation
Her Majesty the Queen has made it her duty to be
at the Kings side on every possible occasion.
These functions include royal audiences,
receptions held on the occasion of the state
visits by heads of states, royal and state
functions, Buddhist and traditional ceremonies,
commencement ceremonies of various universities,
etc.
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Establishing Sai Jai Thai Foundation
Their Majesties frequently travel on extended
journeys to visit their subjects in all corners
of the realm, especially the most remote and
neglected. They have always felt particular
concern for those in dire need of help and
support, whether material or moral.
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Establishing SUPPORT Foundation
Her Majesty the Queen has learned from these
visits that the majority of her subjects who are
farmers find it difficult to subsist on farm
incomes alone.  While His Majesty the King has
launched several agricultural projects to relieve
their hardships, Her Majesty the Queen has sought
extra income-generating occupations to supplement
their basic earnings. 
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Establishing SUPPORT Foundation
The Queen has come to the conclusion that most
Thai people are dexterous, industrious and
meticulous.  Each region, moreover,has its own
indigenous raw materials and coge industry.  If
these indigenous hancrafts can be promoted and
their utility emphasized, the rural poor will
have additional occupations and   incomes.
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Establishing SUPPORT Foundation
With this in mind, wherever she travels, the
Queen pays special attention to indigenous
cottage industries and crafts, and gives
appropriate support to all kinds of regional
projects.
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