2. History of Queen Sirikit
Sirikit was born on 12 August 1932, at the home of Lord
Vongsanuprabhand, her maternal grandfather. She is the eldest daughter
and the third child of Prince Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara, the son of
Prince Kitiyakara Voralaksana, and Mom Luang Bua Sanidvongs. Her name,
which was given by King Prajadhipok, means "the Greatness of Kitiyakara".
She had three siblings; two elder brothers and a younger sister:
Sirikit was raised by her maternal grandparents for a year after her birth,
as her father went to United States to work as the secretary of the
Siamese Royal Embassy at Washington D.C. Her mother joined her
husband three months later. When she was one year old, her parents
returned to Thailand. Sirikit lived together with her family in Deves Palace,
near Chao Phraya River, Bangkok.
As a child, Sirikit often had outdoor visits with her paternal grandmother.
Once in 1933, she traveled with Princess Absornsaman Devakula following
King Prajadhipok's tour in Songkla.
