epa12480112 Thai people mourn Queen Mother Sirikit after the announcement of her death at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, 25 October 2025. The Royal Household Bureau statement issued in Bangkok on 25 October 2025 stated that Queen Mother Sirikit had died at the age of 93 on 24 October 2025 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. The Queen Mother developed a bloodstream infection after being treated at the hospital since 07 September 2019, The Royal Household Bureau said. EPA/RUN
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The Queen Mother of Thailand, Sirikit, has died at the age of 93, throwing the Asian nation into a state of mourning.
A statement issued by Thailand’s Bureau of the Royal Household, announced her death on Saturday, October 26, 2025.
epa12480157 A Thai woman mourns Queen Mother Sirikit after the announcement of her death at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand, 25 October 2025. The Royal Household Bureau statement issued in Bangkok on 25 October 2025 stated that Queen Mother Sirikit had died at the age of 93 on 24 October 2025 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. The Queen Mother developed a bloodstream infection after being treated at the hospital since 07 September 2019, The Royal Household Bureau said. EPA/
The statement revealed that she died from sepsis at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital on Friday, October 25, 2025.
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According to the statement, the Queen Mother developed a bloodstream since September 7, 2019.
The statement pointed out that her son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has asked the bureau to arrange the royal funeral with the highest honors.
epa12480159 A Thai woman mourns Queen Mother Sirikit after the announcement of her death at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, 25 October 2025. The Royal Household Bureau statement issued in Bangkok on 25 October 2025 stated that Queen Mother Sirikit had died at the age of 93 on 24 October 2025 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. The Queen Mother developed a bloodstream infection after being treated at the hospital since 07 September 2019, The Royal Household Bureau said. EPA/R
It said Sirikit’s body will lie in state at the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall in the Grand Palace.
epa12480110 Thai people mourn Queen Mother Sirikit after the announcement of her death at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, 25 October 2025. The Royal Household Bureau statement issued in Bangkok on 25 October 2025 stated that Queen Mother Sirikit had died at the age of 93 on 24 October 2025 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. The Queen Mother developed a bloodstream infection after being treated at the hospital since 07 September 2019, The Royal Household Bureau said. EPA/RUN
The late Sirikit was the wife of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
She is widely venerated in Thailand, with her image is displayed in offices, homes and parks across the nation.
epa12480161 A Thai woman mourns Queen Mother Sirikit after the announcement of her death at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, 25 October 2025. The Royal Household Bureau statement issued in Bangkok on 25 October 2025 stated that Queen Mother Sirikit had died at the age of 93 on 24 October 2025 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. The Queen Mother developed a bloodstream infection after being treated at the hospital since 07 September 2019, The Royal Household Bureau said. EPA/R
King Vajiralongkorn, who ascended to the throne in 2016 after Bhumibol’s death, told members of the royal family and royal servants to observe a period of mourning of one year from the date of the Queen Mother’s passing, according to the statement.
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