Kannabhorn Bejaratana ( th, กรรณาภรณ์เพ็ชรรัตน์; ; 12 August 1878 – 31 May 1880), was a Princess of Siam (later

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

). She was a member of the Siamese Royal Family. She was a daughter of

King Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร� ...

. She was given her full name, Kannabhorn Bejaratana Sohbhandasaniyalak Akaravorarajakumari ( th, กรรณาภรณ์เพ็ชรรัตน์ โสภางคทัศนิยลักษณ์ อรรควรราชกุมารี; ) by her father. Her mother was Queen Sunanda Kumariratana, Queen Consort, who was also a half-sister and cousin of King Chulalongkorn. She drowned with her mother and her unborn sibling when the royal boat capsized while on the way to the

Bang Pa-In Royal Palace Bang Pa-In Royal Palace ( th, พระราชวังบางปะอิน), also known as the Summer Palace, is a palace complex formerly used by the Chakri dynasty, Thai kings. It lies beside the Chao Phraya River in Bang Pa-in District, P ...

. It is a common myth that commoners were unable to touch the queen on pain of death, preventing the rescue of the princess and her mother; this is false. The King's diary records that boatmen dived into the water, pulled the queen and her daughter from the entangling curtains, and carried them to another boat, where attendants worked in vain to resuscitate them. Her royal cremation ceremony was held together with her mother's at

Sanam Luang Sanam Luang ( th, สนามหลวง, ; lit: 'royal turf') is a open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Sanam Luang is in the Phra Nakhon District, the historic center of Bangkok ...

, presided over by King Chulalongkorn.

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