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Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies after more than three years in coma, palace officials say
Key takeaways
- Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent, Bangkok Getty Images.
- She collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs.
- With her death, the Thai royal family has lost its most visibly accomplished member, and someone who might have played a pivotal role in an as yet unclear succession.
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Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent, Bangkok Getty Images. She was the eldest of King Vajiralongkorn's seven children Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who has been in a coma for more than three years, has died, the royal household has announced.
She collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs. Her doctors attributed it to a severely irregular heartbeat, caused by a mycoplasma infection in her heart.
With her death, the Thai royal family has lost its most visibly accomplished member, and someone who might have played a pivotal role in an as yet unclear succession.
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