Busba Kitiyakara
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Mom Rajawongse Busba Kitiyakara Sathanapong was the daughter of Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara
and younger sister of Sirikit Kitiyakara
, who became Queen of Thailand
.
was appointed Thai Ambassador to France, Denmark and the United Kingdom, and Busba continued her education in these countries with her sister, Sirikit
. After Sirikit's marriage to King Bhumibol in 1950, Busba became a palace fixture.
in 1958 and had a daughter, Suthawan Ladawan Sathirathai
in 24 September 1958. They divorced soon afterwards.
She later married Captain Surayud Sathanapong.
Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara
|align=right|Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara , was the eldest son of Prince Kitiyakara Voralaksana, Prince of Chanthaburi and Princess Apsarasaman Kitiyakara...
and younger sister of Sirikit Kitiyakara
Sirikit
Somdet Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat , is the queen consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand. She is the second Queen Regent of Thailand...
, who became Queen of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
Early life and education
Like her elder Sirikit, Busba was educated at Rajini School and St. Francis Xavier Convent. During her childhood, her fatherNakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara
|align=right|Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara , was the eldest son of Prince Kitiyakara Voralaksana, Prince of Chanthaburi and Princess Apsarasaman Kitiyakara...
was appointed Thai Ambassador to France, Denmark and the United Kingdom, and Busba continued her education in these countries with her sister, Sirikit
Sirikit
Somdet Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat , is the queen consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand. She is the second Queen Regent of Thailand...
. After Sirikit's marriage to King Bhumibol in 1950, Busba became a palace fixture.
Family
Busba married Thawisan LadawanThawisan Ladawan
Mom Luang Thawisan Ladawan was husband of Busba Kitiyakara , a member of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Privy Council, and for 26 years, principal private secretary to the King. Thawisan attended Vajiravudh College and graduated from the inaugural class of Thammasat University in 1938...
in 1958 and had a daughter, Suthawan Ladawan Sathirathai
Suthawan Ladawan Sathirathai
Thanphuying Suthawan Ladawan Sathirathai is the only daughter of Busba Kitiyakara . She is the wife of Surakiart Sathirathai, former Deputy Prime Minister in charge of foreign affairs under the government of Thaksin Shinawatra...
in 24 September 1958. They divorced soon afterwards.
She later married Captain Surayud Sathanapong.