Ministry of Culture Commemorates Princess Bajrakitiyabha with Royal Bathing Ceremony

Bangkok: The Ministry of Culture offers water for the royal bathing ceremony to express condolences for Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha. The Minister of Culture, along with executives and personnel from the Ministry of Culture, paid their respects and offered water to the portrait of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavadi, Krom Luang Rajasarinisiripatchara Mahavajrarajathida, at Sahathai Samakhom Hall in the Grand Palace.

According to Thai News Agency, Ms. Sabida Thaiseth, Minister of Culture, along with Mr. Prasop Riangngern, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, led a delegation of executives, civil servants, and personnel from the Ministry of Culture to pay respects and offer water to the royal portrait of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavadi, Krom Luang Rajasarinisiripatchara Mahavajrarajathida, at Sahathai Samakhom Hall in the Grand Palace.

Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavadi, Krom Luang Rajasarinisiripatchara Mahavajrarajathida, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 7:48 PM at Chulalongkorn Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, at the age of 47, as announced by the Royal Household on June 12, 2026.

His Majesty the King has granted permission for the general public to pay their respects and pour water over the portrait of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavadi, Krom Luang Rajasarinisiripatchara Mahavajrarajathida, which is enshrined at Sahathai Samakhom Pavilion in the Grand Palace, on Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Furthermore, His Majesty has granted permission for the general public to pay their respects before the portrait and sign the royal condolence book at Sahathai Samakhom Pavilion in the Grand Palace from Sunday, June 14, 2026, onwards, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

The Ministry of Culture respectfully commemorates the immeasurable grace and benevolence of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavadi, Krom Luang Rajasarinisiripatchara Mahavajrarajathida, who dedicated herself to performing numerous royal duties for the well-being of the Thai people and the progress of the nation. This immense contribution will forever remain in the memory and gratitude of the Thai people.