[Dec. 15, 2022] Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha has been hospitalized in Bangkok, Thailand’s Royal Palace said on Thursday. Princess Bajrakitiyabha is the eldest daughter of Thai King Vajiralongkorn and is 44 years old. She collapsed from a heart condition on Wednesday evening while attending an event for dogs organized by the military, the palace said.
She was first treated at a local hospital, then flown to a hospital by helicopter in the capital Bangkok after her condition stabilized to a “certain level,” the palace added. What to know about the royal line of succession. Princess Bajrakitiyabha is eligible for the throne under a 1924 Palace Law of Succession, since she is one of the King’s three children with a formal title.
While the palace succession law stipulates that the heir to the throne should be male, an amendment to the constitution in 1974 allowed for a daughter of the royal line to ascend the throne if a successor has not been named. Though King Vajiralongkorn is yet to formally designate an heir since becoming king in 2016, Princess Bajrakitiyabha is widely seen as the most plausible heir apparent to the throne due to her prestigious roles in her father’s inner circle.