HIBAPRESS – Agencies
The Thai Royal Court announced on Saturday that Queen Sirikit, who added glamour and elegance to the monarchy in the country after the war, has died at the age of 93.
Sirikit had been absent from the public scene since suffering a stroke in 2012.
The Royal Court said that she had been entering the hospital since 2019 due to several illnesses and contracted a blood infection on October 17th and died late Friday evening.
The authorities announced a year of mourning for members of the royal family.
A government spokesman said that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul canceled a trip to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia due to the death of the Queen Mother.
The Council of Ministers will meet today to discuss arrangements for the royal funeral.
