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Than Phu Ying Ploypailin Jensen ( th, พลอยไพลิน เจนเซน; ; born February 12, 1981) is a member of the
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao.
* Knight Grand Cordon with Chain of the Order of the Crown, Special Class.
* 
King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (First Class).
* 
King Rama X Royal Cypher Medal (Second Class).
* 
Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the Coronation of H.M. King Rama X.
Thai Royal Family
The Chakri dynasty ( th, ราชวงศ์ จักรี, , , ) is the current reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand, the head of the house is the king, who is head of state. The family has ruled Thailand since the founding of the ...
, a granddaughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
of Thailand and a niece of King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand. She is the eldest offspring of Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya
Princess Ubol Ratana ( th, อุบลรัตน, , ; born 5 April 1951); ), while her legal commoner name is Ubolratana Mahidol (). is a member of the Thai royal family. She is the eldest child of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit an ...
of Thailand. Ploypailin is not in the line of succession to the throne of Thailand
The monarchy of Thailand (whose monarch is referred to as the king of Thailand; th, พระมหากษัตริย์ไทย, or historically, king of Siam; th, พระมหากษัตริย์สยาม) refers to the c ...
as her mother relinquished her royal title when she married Ploypailin's American father, Peter Ladd Jensen.
Early life and education
Born in 1981 inSan Diego
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, and known as Khun Ploypailin in Thailand, she is the grandchild of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
and Queen 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 wif ...
of Thailand and the eldest daughter of Princess Ubolratana. Her given name was proposed by her aunt, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
Ploypailin had a younger brother, Poom Jensen
Khun Poom Jensen''Khun (courtesy title), Khun'' is a Thai courtesy title which is used to show respect but does not indicate a royal status. ( th, พุ่ม เจนเซน; ; ; 16 August 1983 – 26 December 2004), born Bhumi Jensen (also ...
(1983–2004), and has a younger sister, Sirikitiya Jensen
Than Phu Ying Sirikitiya Jensen ( th, สิริกิติยา เจนเซน, born March 18, 1985), or Sirikittiya Mai Jensen ( th, สิริกิตติยา ใหม่ เจนเสน; ), born Mai Jensen ( th, ใหม ...
(b. 1985).
Ploypailin graduated from the Purcell School
The Purcell School for Young Musicians is a specialist music school for children, located in the town of Bushey, south Hertfordshire, England, and is the oldest specialist music school in the UK. The school was awarded the UNESCO Mozart Medal ...
, England. She received a bachelor's degree with honors in cognitive psychology from the University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is t ...
in 2003 and an MBA degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management (MIT Sloan or Sloan) is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
MIT Sloan offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs, ...
in 2007.
Personal life
As a pianist, she has given performances around the world, including at the Sydney Opera House, and other venues in Europe and Japan. She also has had occasional honorary starring roles in Thai soap operas, dramas, and musicals, including ''Nemiraj - Scenes from Ten Lives of the Buddha''. A socialite, she has been an occasional model for Thai fashion magazines and society publications. Ploypailin married her long-time boyfriend David Wheeler in Hawaii, United States on 25 August 2009. They have two sons and a daughter, Maximus Wheeler, Leonardo Wheeler and Alexandra Wheeler.Royal decorations
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao.
* Knight Grand Cordon with Chain of the Order of the Crown, Special Class.
* King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (First Class).
* King Rama X Royal Cypher Medal (Second Class).
* Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the Coronation of H.M. King Rama X.
Ancestry
References
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