Her Majesty Queen Sirikit is the daughter of a Thai prince and princess. She was born in 1932 and attended schools in Thailand, France, Denmark, England, and Switzerland. It was in Paris that she met His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. They became friends and later engaged in 1949 while she was continuing her studies in Switzerland. On April 28, 1950 they were married in Bangkok after returning from abroad.