His Majesty King Bhumibol
Adulyadej the Great and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit celebrate Their 62nd
wedding anniversary on Saturday, April 28. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of
the Royal Household)
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Mom Rajawongse
Sirikit Kitayakara were married by Her Majesty Queen Sawang Vadhana, the
paternal grandmother of His Majesty, at the Sra Pathum Palace in Bangkok on
April 28, 1950. This year they are celebrating their 62nd wedding
anniversary.
Mom Rajawongse Sirikit, the daughter of the Thai
Ambassador to France Mom Chao Nakkhatmongkol Kitayakara and Mom Luang Bua
Sanitwongse met the soon-to-be-King at the Thai Embassy in Paris in 1948.
They were engaged to be married at the Windsor Hotel in Lausanne,
Switzerland on July 19, 1949.
They returned to Thailand during the government of Prime
Minister Field Marshal Pibul Songkhram and a stunningly beautiful marriage
ceremony was held while the Thai military forces formed to honor and salute
the Royal Couple.
Following the Royal marriage, His Majesty King Bhumibol
Adulyadej the Great ascended the throne, becoming the ninth King of Thailand
in the Chakri Dynasty with all the pomp and pageantry befitting a Royal
coronation on May 5, 1950.
Their Majesties have four children, HRH Princess
Ubolratana, HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, HRH Princess Maha Chakri
Sirindhorn, and HRH Princess Chulabhorn.
Long live His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great
and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit.
The Royal Couple were married
at the Sra Pathum Palace in Bangkok on April 28, 1950.
