Mom Luang Bua Kitiyakara (Thai: บัว กิติยากร; RTGSBua Kitiyakon; 25 November 1909 – 19 September 1999), née Mom Luang Bua Snidvongs (Thai: บัว สนิทวงศ์; RTGSBua Sanitwong), stage-named Prathum Chitchuea (Thai: ประทุม ชิดเชื้อ),[1] was a Thai actress. She was the wife of Prince Nakkhatra Mangala, the mother of Queen Sirikit, and the maternal grandmother of King Vajiralongkorn.[2][3]

Bua Kitiyakara
บัว กิติยากร
Born
Bua Snidvongs
(บัว สนิทวงศ์)

(1909-11-25)25 November 1909
Bangkok, Siam
Died19 September 1999(1999-09-19) (aged 89)
Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Other namesPrathum Chitchuea
(ประทุม ชิดเชื้อ)
Spouse
(m. 1928; died 1953)
Children
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Life

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Mom Luang Bua was the eldest child of Mom Rajawongse Sathan Snidvongs or Chaophraya Wongsanupraphat and his wife Bang Snidvongs na Ayudhya or Thao Wanida Phicharini.[4] She has three full siblings, Mom Luang Sa-ngop Snidvongs, Mom Luang Chinda Snidvongs and Thanphuying Maniratana Bunnag.[5]

She attended Saipanya School and Wattana Wittaya Academy. In 1928 Bua entered the service of Queen Rambhai Barni as a lady-in-waiting. In 1929 she played Nang Phrai Nam, on the film Waen Wiset.[4] She served as a royal courtier and was active in charities until withdrawing from the social scene in the 1950s.[6]

Marriage

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In 1928 she married Nakkhatra Mangala, Prince of Chanthaburi II, a Thai royal diplomat[6] and have the following children:

  1. Mom Rajawongse Kalyanakit Kitiyakara (20 September 1929 – 15 May 1987) married Arun Snidvongs na Ayudhya.
  2. Mom Rajawongse Adulakit Kitiyakara (2 November 1930 – 5 May 2004) married Princess Bandhusavali Yugala.
  3. Queen Sirikit (12 August 1932) married King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
  4. Thanphuying Busba Sathanaphong (2 August 1934) married Mom Luang Thawisan Ladawan, but they divorced. Busba married Surayudh Sathanaphong.

Death

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Bua died in Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok on 19 September 1999, at the age of 89.[6]

Issue

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Name Birth Death Marriage Their Children
Kalyanakit Kitiyakara 20 September 1929 15 May 1987 Arun Snidvongs na Ayudhya Phlaichumphon Kitiyakara
Sirina Chittalan
Adulakit Kitiyakara 2 November 1930 5 May 2004 Princess Bandhusavali Yugala Princess Soamsawali
Sarali Kitiyakara
Queen Sirikit 12 August 1932 King Bhumibol Adulyadej Princess Ubol Ratana
King Vajiralongkorn
Princess Sirindhorn
Princess Chulabhorn
Busba Sathanaphong 2 August 1934 Thawisan Ladawan Suthawan Sathirathai
Surayudh Sathanaphong No Children

Honours

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Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ "Film Database". Mae Jo University. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Biography of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej". The Golden Jubilee Network. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Long Live Her Majesty Queen of Thailand". Pattaya Mail. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Ladda Gossip : Story of Bua Kitiyakara". Tnews. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Daily Duties". Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Personal Affair Division. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Mother of Thai Queen Dies at 89". AP. 20 September 1999. Retrieved 13 January 2019.