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Dipangkorn Rasmijoti of Thailand (; , ; born 29 April 2005) is a member of Thailand’s

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and

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to the throne of Thailand. He is the fifth son and seventh and youngest child of King

Vajiralongkorn Vajiralongkorn (born 28 July 1952) is King of Thailand. He is the tenth Thai monarch of the Chakri dynasty since ascending the throne in 2016 with the regnal name Rama X. The only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sirik ...

; his mother is Srirasmi Suwadee, the king's third legal wife. His father also has a daughter by his first wife, and five children (four sons and a daughter) by his second wife; all the children of the second wife were born before the then-Crown Prince married their mother but were legitimised by their marriage. After the Crown Prince divorced his second wife in 1996, he disowned their four sons, leaving Dipangkorn as the only son recognised by the king. He is rumoured to have a

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, but there are no official report from the royal household

Early life and education

Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti was born by

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on 29 April 2005 at Siriraj Hospital in

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. On 15 June 2005, King Bhumibol Adulyadej proclaimed the prince's name. The prince is styled His Royal Highness. A royal ceremony, called Phra Ratchaphithi Somphot Duean Lae Khuen Phra U (), to celebrate the prince's first month was held on 17 June 2005 at Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in

. Prince Dipangkorn started his education at

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in Dusit Palace, before going to study abroad at Bavarian International School (BIS) in

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Position in the line of succession

Prince Dipangkorn is the

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to his father and first in line to the throne as the only officially recognised son of King

. However, because of Vajiralongkorn's December 2014 divorce from Srirasmi Suwadee, Dipangkorn's position in the line of succession is uncertain. The 1924 Palace Law of Succession lists "the order in the line of succession", following the first-born son of the king to be "the first-born son of the said prince and his royal consort" followed by "younger sons, in order, of the said prince and his royal consort." When

ended his relationship with his second wife in 1996, he disowned their four sons and said they had renounced their royal titles. However, the Royal Palace continued to recognize their right to use the

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HSH, or His Serene Highness. Prince Dipangkorn's position is also uncertain because a 1974 constitutional amendment allows princesses to succeed the throne in the absence of an appointed successor. Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the second presumptive heir in line to the throne based on the 1924 Palace Law of Succession and eldest daughter of the king, was widely thought to be the next person in line until falling into a coma in December 2022.

Titles, honours and symbols

Titles and styles

* May 2019 – present: ''His Royal Highness'' Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti ** 29 April 2005 – 5 May 2019: (พระเจ้าหลานเธอ พระองค์เจ้าทีปังกรรัศมีโชติ ''Phrachao Lan Thoe Phra Ong Chao Dipangkorn Rasmijoti'') ** 5 May 2019 – present: (สมเด็จพระเจ้าลูกยาเธอ เจ้าฟ้าทีปังกรรัศมีโชติ ''Somdet Phrachao Lukya Thoe Chaofa Dipangkorn Rasmijoti'') ;Royal decorations 2019 - Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri 2016 - King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (First Class) 2019 - King Rama X Royal Cypher Medal (First Class) ;Symbols Royal Cypher of Prince Dipangkorn.svg, Royal Monogram of Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti

Ancestry

References

External links

Photographs of the prince's first year

The prince's first day of preschool
, - , -} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dipangkorn Rasmijoti 2005 births Living people Thai male Chao Fa 21st-century Chakri dynasty Mahidol family Thai people of Mon descent Thai male Phra Ong Chao Children of Vajiralongkorn Sons of kings Heirs presumptive