'' Than Phu Ying'' Busba Kitiyakara Sathanapong ( th, บุษบา กิติยากร สธนพงศ์; , born 2 August 1934) is the daughter of Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangala Kitiyakara and younger sister of

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's Queen Mother

Sirikit Kitiyakara Queen Sirikit ( th, สิริกิติ์; ; ); born ''Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara ( th, สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; ; 12 August 1932) is the queen mother of Thailand. She was Queen of Thailand as the wi ...

Early life and education

Like her elder sister Sirikit, Busba was educated at

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and St. Francis Xavier Convent. During her childhood, her

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was appointed Thai Ambassador to France, Denmark and the United Kingdom, and Busba continued her education in these countries with her sister,

Sirikit Queen Sirikit ( th, สิริกิติ์; ; ); born '' Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara ( th, สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; ; 12 August 1932) is the queen mother of Thailand. She was Queen of Thailand as the wi ...

. After Sirikit's marriage to King Bhumibol in 1950, Busba became a palace fixture.

Family

Busba married

Thawisan Ladawan Thawisan Ladawan ( th, ทวีสันต์ ลดาวัลย์; 26 January 1924 – 7 April 2006) was husband of Busba Kitiyakara (younger sister of Queen Sirikit), a member of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Privy Council, and for 26 years, ...

in 1958 and had a daughter,

Suthawan Ladawan Sathirathai ''Than Phu Ying'' Suthawan Sathirathai ( th, สุธาวัลย์ เสถียรไทย; ) is the only daughter of Than Phu Ying Busba Kitiyakara (younger sister of Queen Sirikit), thus first cousin of the current king. She is the wi ...

on 24 September 1958. They divorced soon afterwards. She later married Captain Surayud Sathanapong.

Ancestry

References

* Handley, Paul M. (2006). '' The King Never Smiles''. Yale University Press, . {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitiyakara, Busba 1934 births Living people Busba Kitiyakara Busba Kitiyakara