Categories: India

UPDATE 1-Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit dies aged 93, BBC reports

(Adds more details, background from paragraph 2 onwards) Oct 25 (Reuters) – Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit has died at the age of 93, the BBC reported on Saturday, citing the Thai Royal Household Bureau. The Queen Mother passed away "peacefully" at 9:21 p.m. (14:21 GMT) in a Bangkok hospital on Friday night, the BBC report said. Sirikit had "suffered several illnesses" while in hospital since 2019, including a blood infection this month, the BBC report said, citing the statement from the Thai Royal Household Bureau. Sirikit, who was queen consort to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in 2016 after seven decades on the throne, is mother to the current King Maha Vajiralongkorn. (Reporting by Chandni Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Sam Holmes and Tom Hogue)

(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)

Indianews Syndication

Recent Posts

Soccer-Liverpool slump continues with loss at Brentford

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Champions Liverpool suffered a fourth successive Premier League defeat as…

14 minutes ago

Al Nassr keep perfect record with help of Ronaldo and Joao Felix goals

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF AL NASSR BEATING AL HAZEM 2-0 IN THE SAUDI PRO LEAGUE…

15 minutes ago

UPDATE 19-NCAAF Results

Oct 25 (Stats Perform) - Results from the NCAAF games on Saturday (home team in…

35 minutes ago

Fonseca and Davidovich Fokina into final after another retirement in Basel

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ATP 500 SWISS INDOORS BASEL SEMI-FINALS WITH JOAO FONSECA BEATING…

38 minutes ago

UPDATE 3-Serie A Standings

Oct 25 (OPTA) - Standings for the Serie A on Saturday P W D L…

46 minutes ago

Zverev downs Musetti to set up final with Sinner in Vienna

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SECOND ATP 500 VIENNA OPEN SEMI-FINAL WITH ALEXANDER ZVEREV BEATING…

60 minutes ago