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b>Princess Galyani Vadhana of Thailand, Princess of Naradhiwas (6 May 1923 – 2 January 2008) was a Princess of Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 and the elder sister of King Ananda Mahidol
Ananda Mahidol

Ananda Mahidol or Rama VIII was the eighth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand....
 (Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej , is the current Monarchy of Thailand. Publicly acclaimed "the Great" , he is also known as Rama . Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's List of longest reigning current monarchs current head of state and the List of longest reigning monarchs of all time monarch in History of Thailand....
 (Rama IX). She was also a direct granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V).

Biography
Early life
Princess Galyani Vadhana was born on 6 May 1923 in London
London

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, England
England

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, the only daughter of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Songkla
Mahidol Adulyadej

HRH Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Songkla was the father of King Ananda Mahidol and King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. He was also regarded as the father of modern medicine and public health of Thailand....
, the sixty-ninth son of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and seventh son by Queen Savang Vadhana
Savang Vadhana

Queen Consort Savang Vadhana of Siam was a consort of Chulalongkorn . Her full name and Thai royal and noble titles was Somdech Phra Sri Savarindira Boromma Raja Devi - thus she was not the Rajini , but just was a higher consort....
, and Miss Sangwal Talabhat (later known as Princess Srinagarindra, The Princess Mother
Srinagarindra

Srinagarindra was the Princess Mother of Thailand, the mother to two kings of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej and Ananda Mahidol.Her given name was Sangwan , while her formal name and title were Somdej Phra Srinagarindra Boromarajajonani ....
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Princess Galyani Vadhana of Thailand, Princess of Naradhiwas (6 May 1923 – 2 January 2008) was a Princess of Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 and the elder sister of King Ananda Mahidol
Ananda Mahidol

Ananda Mahidol or Rama VIII was the eighth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand....
 (Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej , is the current Monarchy of Thailand. Publicly acclaimed "the Great" , he is also known as Rama . Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's List of longest reigning current monarchs current head of state and the List of longest reigning monarchs of all time monarch in History of Thailand....
 (Rama IX). She was also a direct granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V).

Biography


Early life


Princess Galyani Vadhana was born on 6 May 1923 in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, the only daughter of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Songkla
Mahidol Adulyadej

HRH Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Songkla was the father of King Ananda Mahidol and King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. He was also regarded as the father of modern medicine and public health of Thailand....
, the sixty-ninth son of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and seventh son by Queen Savang Vadhana
Savang Vadhana

Queen Consort Savang Vadhana of Siam was a consort of Chulalongkorn . Her full name and Thai royal and noble titles was Somdech Phra Sri Savarindira Boromma Raja Devi - thus she was not the Rajini , but just was a higher consort....
, and Miss Sangwal Talabhat (later known as Princess Srinagarindra, The Princess Mother
Srinagarindra

Srinagarindra was the Princess Mother of Thailand, the mother to two kings of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej and Ananda Mahidol.Her given name was Sangwan , while her formal name and title were Somdej Phra Srinagarindra Boromarajajonani ....
). She was firstly named "May" on her birth certificate and was later named Mom Chao Galyani Vadhana Mahidol by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI). The word "Vadhana" in her name came from the one of her paternal grandmother, Savang Vadhana. In 1927, she was subsequently promoted to the royal rank, a Princess of Thailand (Phra Vorawongse Ther Phra Ong Chao) by King Prajadhipok
Prajadhipok

Prajadhipok was the seventh king of the Chakri dynasty. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of Siam.Prajadhipok's reign was the shortest in the history of the Chakri Dynasty....
 (Rama VII).

Marriage


In 1944, Princess Galyani Vadhana renounced her royal order of precedence in order to marry Colonel
Colonel

Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures....
 Aram Rattanakul Serireongrit (24 August 1920 - 3 February 1982), the son of General Luang Serireongrit (Charoon Ratanakul Serireongrit), a former Army commander-in-chief around the time of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. They are the parents of the only daughter, Thanpuying Dasna Valaya Ratanakul Serireungriddhi (later Sorasongkram) (born in 1945 in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
). This marriage ended in divorce. In 1950, when the current King ascended to the throne, he reinstated her royal order of precedence.

In 1969, The Princess then married HH Prince Varananda Dhavaj
Waranonthawat

Prince Waranonthawat, born Mom Chao Varananda Dhavaj Chudadhut was the son of Prince Chudadhut Dharadilok and Thai royal and noble titles#Mom Rawee Kaiyanon....
 (19 August 1922 - 15 September 1990), son of Prince Chudadhuj Dharadilok, Prince of Bejraburna
Chudadhut Dharadilok

Prince Chudadhut Dharadilok, Prince of Phetchabun province , was a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Saovabha of Thailand. He was one of the most senior Thai princes during the rule of his full brother, King Vajiravudh....
 and Mom Ravi Kayananda. They had no children.

Prestigious royal title


On the occasion of the sixth circle (72nd) birthday anniversary of Princess Galyani Vadhana on 6 May 1995, her brother, King Bhumibol gave her the noble title "Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra" (loosely translated "Princess of Narathiwat
Narathiwat Province

Narathiwat is one of the southern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Yala Province and Pattani Province. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan....
"), making her the only female member of the Chakri Royal Family in the reign of King Rama IX to have been bestowed this title. In announcing the honored title, The King said "the Princess, who was his only sister, had shared the joys and sorrows of life since their early years and was the most highly respected in that she had always given him support. Furthermore, it is a well-known fact that she had been steadfast in her devotion to the King in order that He would enjoy grace and glory." She had represented The King to carry out various royal works and had always taken good care of their mother, which was a great relief to him.

Royal projects


Under the princess' royal patronage, projects included the traditional Thai art
Thai art

Traditional Thai art is primarily composed of Buddhist art. Traditional Thai sculpture almost exclusively depicts Buddha image. Traditional Thai paintings usually consist of book illustrations, and painted ornamentation of buildings such as palaces and temples....
s, education
Education

File:Inukshuk Monterrey 1.jpgEducation can be seen as a product or a process and considered in a broad sense or a technical sense. According to philosophy of education George F....
, sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
s, social welfare, etc. She was president
President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
 and honorary president of various organisations and foundation
Foundation (charity)

A foundation is a legal categorization of nonprofit organizations. Foundations may also and often have charitable organisation. This type of nonprofit organization may either donate funds and support to other organizations, or provide the sole source of funding for their own charitable activities....
s, including the Cardiac Children’s Foundation, the Princess Mother’s Charity Fund, the Autistic
Autism

Autism is a Neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior....
 Foundation of Thailand. She created her own foundation for funding the studies of gifted young musicians.

She was a patron
Patrón

Patr?n is a brand of tequila produced in Mexico and imported into the United States solely by The Patr?n Spirits Company, based in Las Vegas metropolitan area, Nevada....
 of various classical music foundations. With her trips, she always gathered important and useful information which was shown in the Royal news, giving knowledge to people. She also wrote books, poetry, and spoke French. She traveled widely within Thailand and abroad to represent the royal family and her country on missions.

Health issues

The princess was admitted Siriraj Hospital
Siriraj Hospital

Siriraj Hospital is the oldest hospital in Thailand, located in Bangkok on the west bank of Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus....
 in June 2007, suffering from abdominal pains. Doctors found she had cancer
Cancer

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cell display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis . These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize....
, and she remained in the hospital for treatment. In October 2007, doctors reported the princess had suffered an infarction
Infarction

In medicine, an infarction results in the death of a macroscopic area of tissue in an organ due to loss of adequate blood supply. This dead tissue is then known as necrosis....
 on the left side of her brain as a result of occlusion
Occlusion

Occlusion is a term indicating that the state of something, which is normally open, is now totally closed.* In medicine, the term is often used to refer to blood vessels, artery or veins which have become totally blocked to any blood flow....
 of a cerebral artery.

At the same time in October, her brother, King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej , is the current Monarchy of Thailand. Publicly acclaimed "the Great" , he is also known as Rama . Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's List of longest reigning current monarchs current head of state and the List of longest reigning monarchs of all time monarch in History of Thailand....
 was treated at Siriraj after he experienced weakness on his right side; doctors later found out through scans that he had a blood shortage to his brain. He was admitted on October 13 and discharged on November 7. After leaving Siriraj, the monarch has visited his sister at the hospital on an almost daily basis.

On December 14, the Royal Household Bureau released its 25th statement about the princess' health, saying she was feeling increasingly tired and was becoming less responsive.

Interests


Books and writing

Princess Galyani Vadhana liked reading and writing books since she was young. While studying Prathom 1 to Prathom 3, she read as many Thai language books as she could find. At that time, however, children’s books in Thai were rare, so she often read the newspaper. However, she remembered that she had once read a story, which she later found again in the original French while studying in Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, the 1878 novel Sans Famille
Sans Famille

Sans Famille is an 1878 French novel by Hector Malot in the vein of Oliver Twist...
.

During her secondary study, especially while at Geneva
Geneva

Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie . Situated where the Rh?ne River exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva....
, Switzerland, she read much literature. She found that reading developed her French language
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 skills. Later, when she was a French teacher at Thammasat University
Thammasat University

Thammasat University , formerly known as the University of Moral and Political Science , is Thailand's second oldest university. ranks Thammasat as 7th of 44 Thai, 84th of 100 Asian, and 850th of 4,000 world universities....
, she read many books on linguistics
Linguistics

Linguistics is the science study of natural language. Linguistics encompasses a number of sub-fields. An important topical division is between the study of language structure and the study of Meaning ....
. In addition, she also studied art, culture, archaeology, and history for many years. When she planned to visit a foreign country, she would first read many books and documents on that country.

When she was nine, she published a journal called ‘Ruaen Rom’ with her friends at Srapathum Palace, containing articles she wrote. Her mother supported her in reading and writing English. On September 10, 1932, she published a story she wrote. In addition, she wrote eleven poems about the royal family, translated three books, wrote ten tourist guide books, and an academic article.

Photography


Princess Galyani Vadhana was interested in photography
Photography

Photography is the process, activity and art of creating still or moving by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or an ....
, which she had learned to take not only for recalling, but also for art and academic purposes.

When she visited important places either in-house or abroad, she always took photographs of those she found interesting. Those photographs were useful for her travel writings.

Music


Princess Galyani Vadhana learned about many fields of western art. She was interested in all types of music and drama, especially classical music
Classical music

Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of Western art history Religious music and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 9th century to present times....
 from master composers. She listened to these music since she studied at Switzerland. She'd ever learned piano at home with her younger brothers, but she'd just learned for not long time because she had very little time to practise. While she did homework, she liked to listen to songs from a radio, made she knew classical music and like it for all the time.

In 2004, concerned about the lack of interest in promotion classical music in both the governmental and private sectors, Her Royal Highness established a Fund for Classical Music Promotion of which she became President. The fund supported classical music and related activities, and provided assistance to Thai musicians for studying, competitions, and concerts both in domestically and internationally. She also supported the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and the Chulalongkorn University Symphony Orchestra, and was the patron of the Bangkok Opera. Her presence in the classical music scene was ubiquitous.

Education


Princess Galyani Vadhana was interested in education not only for university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 education. She realized that the primary education is very important for population quality development.

From her experience in teaching French language for a long time, she realized problem of uncontinuous French language subject for Mattayom and university education. In 1977 She found L'Association Thailandaise des Professeurs de Francais (The Association of Thai Professors Teaching French Language) to be the center for meeting in exchanging experience and improvement teaching French language in Mattayom and university classes. She took a position of the president of the association between 1977 and 1981, then she was the honorary president along her life. Her assistance to the association was in many ways, included assistance in publishing journals to distribute the modern knowledge, writing her own articles in journals, and supporting teachers to meeting in seminar
Seminar

Seminar is, generally, a form of academic instruction, either at a university or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to actively participate....
, research abroad and study in higher education.

With her working, teaching and research of French language in Thailand had been developed continuously. She was conferred honorary degree of doctor in many branches, and also conferred honor from many foreign governments and international organizations, included UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
.

Culture, Archaeology, and History


Princess Galyani Vadhana was interested in history
HIStory

HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I is a double album by Michael Jackson, released on June 20, 1995, and is Jackson's ninth. The first disc, named "HIStory Begins" consists of a selection of Jackson's greatest hits from the singer's past fifteen years, while the second, named "HIStory Continues" features new songs, with the...
 and archaeology
Archaeology

Archaeology, archeology, or arch?ology is the science that studies Homo cultures through the recovery, documentation, analysis, and interpretation of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, Artifact , features, Biofact s, and cultural landscape....
 for a long time, because she thought these fields are the bases of other subjects, and she believed in methodology
Methodology

Methodology can be defined as:# "the analysis of the principles of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline";# "the systematic study of methods that are, can be, or have been applied within a discipline"; or...
 of reasoning to support ideas in history field. She had always said that her thoughts weren't correct all the time, and she would accept new data if it had reason and evidences.

During the duties, she was interested in many important places, which she then visited by herself. She also lead groups and associations to educational tours at many historic sites, and she advised fellow reporters to emphasize the information of the sites.

For visiting historical sites, she didn't receive only the information from archaeologist's narration, but she'd researched about those sites before, and asked experts deeply and all-around. The topics she asked included sites restoration and excavation, and the impacts to people nearby during the operations.

Duties


Medical Services and Public Health


The Cardiac Children Foundation of Thailand
This foundation was begun on 1981, then was patronized by Princess Galyani Vadhana since 15 June 1984. With her personal property and advices, in addition to fund of her mother, the activities of the foundation was developed continuously. It can help many cardiac sick children, especially from poor families, to cure and treat by cardiac professional doctors, with mechanical heart valve
Heart valve

In anatomy, the heart valves maintain the unidirectional flow of blood in the heart by opening and closing depending on the difference in pressure on each side....
 replacement, heart pacemaker
Pacemaker

Pacemaker may refer to:In biology and medicine:* Cardiac pacemaker, a group of cells within the heart that together initiate contractions and set the pace of beating...
, balloon catheter
Balloon catheter

A balloon catheter is a type of "soft" catheter with an inflatable "balloon" at its tip which is used during a catheterization procedure to enlarge a narrow opening or passage within the body....
, and surgery
Surgery

Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason....
 without prosthesis
Prosthesis

In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial extension that replaces a missing body part. It is part of the field of biomechatronics, the science of fusing mechanical devices with human muscle, skeleton, and nervous systems to assist or enhance motor control lost by trauma, disease, or defect....
. Furthermore, this foundation disseminates the knowledge about cardiac diseases to doctors, nurses, and people. It also funded to pediatrician to study about cardiac diseases in children either in-house or abroad.

The HSH Princess Boonjirathorn (Chumphon) Juthathuj Foundation

This is a foundation whose president is Princess Galyani Vadhana, founded by the wish of HSH Princess Boonjirathorn Juthathuj on June 27, 1979, to give scholarships and award to medic students, nursing students, nursing teacher, and nurses affiliated with Ministry of Public Health. The princess chaired in the scholarship
Scholarship

A scholarship is an award of access to an institution, or a Student financial aid award for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award....
 and award consideration commmittee. The first prize-giving by Princess Boonjirathorn was organized at Samitivej Hospital on September 18, 1979. Afterwards scholarships and awards were given by the princess every year.

The Breast Foundation
The foundation was found in December 1994, with fund from Charity Funds of the Princess Mother. Princess Galyani Vadhana chaired the president, while her mother was the patron and the honorary president. Its objective is to promote the knowledge and understanding about the breast cancer screening
Breast cancer screening

Breast cancer screening refers to checking for potential breast cancer before any symptoms appear, in the hopes of detecting any existing cancer early enough in its development that effective treatment can be given....
. The Breast Center was established in Siriraj Hospital
Siriraj Hospital

Siriraj Hospital is the oldest hospital in Thailand, located in Bangkok on the west bank of Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus....
 to provide the complete breast diseases examination and diagnosis. With the modern instruments in the center, which is the first in Thailand, the breast radiography
Radiography

Radiography is the use of X-rays to view unseen or hard-to-image objects. The main diagnostic purposes of X-rays are to see inside one's body, most commonly the bones which can be viewed at an optimum resolution ....
 can be operated to perform the biopsy
Biopsy

A biopsy is a medical test involving the removal of Cell_s or Biological tissues for examination. It is the removal of tissue from a living subject to determine the presence or extent of a disease....
 for analysis accurately, correctly, and have a very little pain, also timesaving and less expense.

The Mother Princess Medical Volunteer Foundation

In 1964, while the Mother Princess stayed at Phu Phing Palace, Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai , also sometimes written as "Chiengmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand, and is the capital of Chiang Mai Province....
, she acknowledged the destitution, especially in food and medicine, of population in the local. So she found "The Mother Princess Medical Volunteer Unit" on February 22, 1969, and persuaded doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and nurses to join the unit to go to cure the patients in remote communities. Then on May 21, 1974, the unit was registered to become "The Mother Princess Medical Volunteer Foundation", which the Mother Princess ascended the honor president.

Princess Galyani Vadhana followed her mother in the operations of the foundation since it was the unit. They together lead the volunteers to visit and cure people in rough areas. Some patients was brought into the royal aid and sent for the treatment to the center hospital of the province or in Bangkok
Bangkok

The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
. They'd often journeyed by helicopters because some area had not car roads. After the Princess Mother died, Princess Galyani Vadhana ascended the honor president.

Nature and Environment Conservation


In 1991, Princess Galyani Vadhana visited and stayed at Huai Nam Dang Watershed Management Unit. She found that the nearby forests were deteriorated from reclaiming for agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
, so she had the idea to Royal Forest Department to restore the forests. Then in 1995, the Royal Forest Department announced this area to be Huai Nam Dang National Park, and built a Chalet-styled palace, which the princess named "Silver Orchids Palace, dedicated to her. She stayed there during late January and early February every year to visit nearby hill tribes. Her thought is that people and local administration organization take part to look after forest, water, wildlifes, and rare flora resources for balancing nature.

Foreign Affairs


Princess Galyani Vadhana had visited abroad many times on formal and private visits. In addition to strengthening friendly relations with those countries, her visits helped spread knowledge of Thai culture and customs. Before any such visit she would carry out careful research.

After most of these visits, she collected her record notes and the information about those countries to publish books or produce in digital media for distribution.

Writings


About the royal family


  • Busy Fingers
  • Postcard Games
  • Prince Mahidol and Art
  • Popular Chronicle From The Press, The Demise of the Princess Mother


Translation


  • Le Couronnement Espagnol - The Spanish Coronation


Travelogue


  • Yunnan
  • Bhutan : Green Island on Land
  • Is It Cold in Siberia?
  • Turkey : Land of the Roman Emperors and Ottoman Sultans
  • Xinjiang and Gansu : Pictures from Far Away Places
  • Eastern China : Mountain, Lake, Temples


Foundations and Associations in her responsibility or patronage


As the honorary president


  • The Mother Princess Medical Volunteer Foundation
  • The Prosthesis Foundation of H.R.H. The Princess Mother
  • L'Association Thaïlandaise des Professeurs de Français
  • The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage


As the president


  • The Kidney Foundation of Thailand
  • The Breast Foundation
  • Siriraj Foundation


As the patron


  • The Foundation for Slum Child Care (FSCC)
  • The Cardiac Children Foundation of Thailand (CCFT)
  • The Green World Foundation (GWF)
  • Bangkok Biomaterial Center
  • Joe Louis Puppet Theatre
  • Bangkok Opera Foundation (from 2001-2006)


Honors


Decorations


From the King of Thailand
  • The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
  • The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems
  • Dame Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
  • Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
    Order of the White Elephant

    The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant is the most awarded order of Thailand. It was established in 1861 by King Mongkut.The Order consists of eight classes:...
  • Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
    The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand

    The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand is a Thai order, established in 1869 by King Rama V for Thai and foreign dignitaries for their services to the kingdom....
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn
  • The Order of Symbolic Propitiousness Ramkeerati
    Order of Ramkeerati

    The Order of Symbolic Propitiousness Ramkeerati - Boy Scout Citation Medal - was established on 26 November1987 by King Bhumibol Adulyadej to be bestowed onto those who have rendered constant service and support to The National Scout Organization of Thailand activities for at least five consecutive years....
     - Boy Scout Citation Medal (Special Class)
  • Freeman Safeguarding Medal (First Class)
  • King Rama VIII Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
  • King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
  • Red Cross Medal of Merit


From French Republic
  • Croix de Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
    Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

    The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture , and confirmed as part of the Ordre National du M?rite by President of France Charles de Gaulle in 1963....
    , from French Government, in 1979
  • Croix de Commandeur de l’ Ordre National du mérite
    Ordre National du Mérite

    The Ordre national du M?rite is an Order awarded by the President of the French Republic. It was founded on December 3, 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle....
    , from French Government, in 1997
  • Grand Officer of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour
    Légion d'honneur

    The L?gion d'honneur or Ordre national de la L?gion d'honneur is a France order established by Napoleon I of France, First Consul of the French First Republic, on May 19, 1802....
     - 25 December 2007


Awards

  • Victor Hugo Medal, from UNESCO
    UNESCO

    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
    , in 1992
  • Naratip Award, from The Writers Association of Thailand, in 2002
  • WHO/SEARO Award, from Regional Office for South East Asia of World Health Organization
    World Health Organization

    The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health....
    , in 2003


Honorary Degrees


  • Honorary Doctor of Arts in French, Chiang Mai University
    Chiang Mai University

    Chiang Mai University was founded in January 1964, in a Royal Charter granted by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. CMU, or Mor Chor as it is known locally, was the first institute of higher education in the north, and the first provincial university in Thailand....
  • Honorary Doctor of Arts in History, Prince of Songkla University
    Prince of Songkla University

    Prince of Songkla University was the first government university in Southern Thailand. It was established in 1967. As of 2003, it had 24,011 students....
  • Honorary Doctor of Education, Chulalongkorn University
    Chulalongkorn University

    Chulalongkorn University is the oldest university in Thailand and has long been considered one of the country's most prestigious universities ....
  • Honorary Doctor of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University
    Prince of Songkla University

    Prince of Songkla University was the first government university in Southern Thailand. It was established in 1967. As of 2003, it had 24,011 students....
  • Honorary Doctor of Arts in French, Khon Kaen University
    Khon Kaen University

    Khon Kaen University is an internationally-recognized university in Asia. It is located in the Issan region of Thailand. The university is a central hub of education in north-east Thailand....
  • Honorary Doctor of Nursing Science, Khon Kaen University
    Khon Kaen University

    Khon Kaen University is an internationally-recognized university in Asia. It is located in the Issan region of Thailand. The university is a central hub of education in north-east Thailand....
  • Honorary Doctor of Nursing Science, Sukhothai Thammathirat University
  • Honorary Doctor of Science in Chemistry, Khon Kaen University
    Khon Kaen University

    Khon Kaen University is an internationally-recognized university in Asia. It is located in the Issan region of Thailand. The university is a central hub of education in north-east Thailand....
  • Honorary Doctor of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University
    Srinakharinwirot University

    Srinakharinwirot University is a government sponsored university located in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was founded in 1949. It was named by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and is the leading Thai university in the field of Education....
  • Honorary Doctor of Science in Community Public Health, Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University


Death

On January 2, 2008, the Royal Household Bureau made an announcement that after the Princess' condition worsened on the night of Tuesday, January 1, 2008, she died at 2:54AM on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at Siriraj Hospital
Siriraj Hospital

Siriraj Hospital is the oldest hospital in Thailand, located in Bangkok on the west bank of Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus....
 in Bangkok
Bangkok

The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
, Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
, aged 84. There was to be a mourning period of 100 days, starting from the day of her death. The Prime Minister announced that all government officials and agencies would wear black for 15 days while the cabinet would wear black for the full 100 days.

Funeral

Main Article: The Royal Cremation of Princess Galyani Vadhana


The 300 million baht (8.9 million dollars, £6.1m) funeral
Funeral

A funeral is a ceremony marking a person's death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour....
, is the first full royal funeral since 1996, when the king's mother Srinagarindra
Srinagarindra

Srinagarindra was the Princess Mother of Thailand, the mother to two kings of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej and Ananda Mahidol.Her given name was Sangwan , while her formal name and title were Somdej Phra Srinagarindra Boromarajajonani ....
 was cremated. It had been performed for only four royals in the king's 62-year reign. A rare glimpse of the pageantry
Pageantry

Pageantry may refer to:*Beauty contest*Medieval pageant...
 of the House of Chakri, the royal funeral tradition dated back to Ayuthaya period is influenced by 1,000-year-old India
India

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's Hindu traditions that treat kings as incarnations
Incarnations

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 or descendants of deities and Buddhism
Buddhism

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's merit-making ceremonies. The 6-day funeral ceremony and ritual
Ritual

A ritual is a set of repeated actions, often thought to have symbolic value, the performance of which is usually prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community by religious or political laws because of the perceived efficacy of those actions....
 officially started on Friday November 14, 2008, at the Grand Palace, and ended on November 19 when Galyani's ashes were transferred to the Rangsi Vadhana Memorial, Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram temple.

On Saturday, three processions (from the royal throne hall, where she had lain in state for ten months) were composed of 3,294 soldiers, flanked by conch
Conch

A conch is one of a number of different species of medium-sized to large saltwater snails or their shells.True conchs are Marine gastropod molluscs in the family Strombidae, and the genus Strombus....
 shell-blowers, drummers and musicians. Two of the processions involved the usage of the Phra Yannamas Sam Lam Khan (Golden Palanquin with Three Poles), an 18th century seven metric ton palanquin carried by sixty men. The two-century-old sandalwood
Sandalwood

Sandalwood is the name for several Fragrance woods. From the Sanskrit candanam the name is borrowed as the Greek sandanon. The local name in Indonesia and Malaysia is "Cendana" ....
 golden teak
Teak

Teak , is a genus of tropics hardwood trees in the family Verbenaceae, native to the south and southeast of Asia, and is commonly found as a component of monsoon forest vegetation....
 urn
URN

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 held Galyani's remains, whose body was seated in upright position, on top of an elaborately decorated 14-ton golden carriage.

Both dressed in white ceremonial dress, the Crown Prince
Maha Vajiralongkorn

Maha Vajiralongkorn is the only son of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, and Queen Sirikit. He is currently crown prince of Thailand, and the Heir apparent to the throne....
 and Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat
Somchai Wongsawat

Somchai Wongsawat is a Thailand politician, as well as former executive member of the People's Power Party whose political rights have been revoked by Constitutional Court of Thailand for five years....
, inter alia, took part in the procession, in Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang

Sanam Luang is an open field in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Sanam Luang is located in the Phra Nakhon district, the historic center of Bangkok....
 parade ground. In Uttaradit
Uttaradit

Uttaradit is a town in Thailand, capital of the Uttaradit Province. The town covers the whole tambon Tha It of Amphoe Mueang Uttaradit. As of 2005 it has a population of 36,313....
, black-dressed Thais flocked to the royally-sponsored Wat Klong Poh in the provincial sea to place 400,000 sandalwood
Sandalwood

Sandalwood is the name for several Fragrance woods. From the Sanskrit candanam the name is borrowed as the Greek sandanon. The local name in Indonesia and Malaysia is "Cendana" ....
 flowers at the crematorium.

At 10:00pm on Saturday, the King and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is the second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and is currently third in line to the Thailand throne. She is a member of the Thai Royal Family....
, with the help of a hydraulic tappet, set light to a 40m (130ft) high funeral pyre
Funeral Pyre

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. The $5.7m (£3.8m) temporary royal crematorium, a complex of pavilions
Pavilions

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, constructed on the Sanam Luang parade ground seven months, had been lavishly decorated with flowers, garlands
Garlands

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 and carved banana
Banana

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 stalks. After the cremation, the funeral buildings will be torn down, as they are somber reminders of a royal's death. According to Hindu belief, it is said that the spirit of the princess will then return home to Mount Meru, where all deities eternally live.

Memorials


Galyani Vadhana Building


Galyani Vadhana Building is in the Priest Hospital, Bangkok. It has nine storeys and 15,096 m2 in usable area. The Kidney Foundation of Thailand coordinated with Ministry of Public Health to build, with Princess Galyani Vadhana's support in asking Government Lottery Office to distribute beneficent lottery for funding to the building. Glorify in the princess's following 72nd birthday in 1995, she was asked to name the building after her name, then she permitted, and put the headstone on May 20, 1994. The purpose of the building is to support the treatment of the terminal chronic renal failure
Chronic renal failure

Chronic kidney disease , also known as chronic renal disease, is a progressive loss of kidney over a period of months or years. The symptoms of worsening kidney function are unspecific, and might include feeling malaise and experiencing a anorexia....
 patients by hemodialysis
Hemodialysis

File:Plugged into dialysis.jpgIn medicine, hemodialysis is a method for removing waste products such as potassium and urea, as well as free water from the blood when the kidneys are in renal failure....
 with artificial kidney
Artificial kidney

Artificial kidney is often a synonym for hemodialysis, but may also, more generally, refer to renal replacement therapy that are in use and/or in development....
. It has 46 amounts of artificial kidney, for curing once 300-400 patients.

Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road


Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road is a street in Bangrak, Sathorn, and Yannawa District, Bangkok. It built from ferroconcrete, with eight lanes, 60 meters in width. Its length is 5.115 km. from Surawongse Road in Bangrak District the southern east, meets Rama III Road in Yannawa District.

The street is hacked in the drainage system and Chong Nonsi Canel-approached street project in 4th Bangkok Development Plan (1992-1996). When finished, the Bangkok Government asked for permission to name the street after Princess Galyani Vadhana, and the king permitted in 1996.

Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital


Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital is a general hospital
General Hospital

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 with 260 beds, located at Mueang District, Narathiwat Province
Narathiwat Province

Narathiwat is one of the southern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Yala Province and Pattani Province. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan....
. Its total area is 113,600 m2. Primarily it's just a medical station. In 1952, Ministry of Public Health upgraded to a hospital, named "Narathiwat Hospital". Later when Princess Galyani Vadhana was bestowed the title, the board of hospital coordinated to Ministry of Public Health to asked to name the hospital newly, and the king named it "Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital" on February 28, 1997.

Titles


  • 6 May 1923 - 8 November 1927: HSH Princess [Mom Chao] Galyani Vadhana Mahidol
  • 8 November 1927 - 10 July 1934: HH Princess [Phra Vorawongse Ther Phra Ong Chao] Galyani Vadhana
  • 10 July 1934 - 11 July 1944: HRH Princess [Somdetch Phra Chao Pinang Ther Chao Fa] Galyani Vadhana
  • 11 July 1944 - 25 March 1950: Mrs. Galyani Vadhana Ratanakul Serireungriddhi
  • 25 March 1950 - 6 May 1995: HRH Princess [Somdetch Phra Chao Pinang Ther Chao Fa] Galyani Vadhana
  • 6 May 1995 - 2 January 2008: HRH Princess [Somdetch Phra Chao Pinang Ther Chao Fa] Galyani Vadhana, Princess of Naradhiwas [Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra]


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