Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the eldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died at the age of 47. The royal palace announced her death in a statement on Thursday following a prolonged illness.
Known in Thailand as Princess Bha, she had been hospitalized since December 2022 after collapsing in a park while training her dogs. The princess suffered from heart problems and other infections, which left her gravely ill and in a coma for nearly four years.
The former diplomat, prosecutor, and lawyer's death follows a lengthy hospitalization. Since her collapse three and a half years ago, there has been speculation in Thailand regarding who could become the next monarch.