Suthida (Queen of Thailand)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Queen Suthida

• Suthida is the Queen of Thailand.

• In May 2010, she joined the Royal Thai Army as the Second Lieutenant.

• Before being appointed as commander of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn’s household guard in August 2014, Suthida had worked as a flight attendant for Thai Airways.

• Since the divorce of the crown prince from Srirasmi Suwadee, Suthida was linked romantically to him.

  

• In October 2016, various national and international media houses labelled her as the designated king’s “consort.”

• When she was named a Dame Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao on 13 October 2017, she became the first female officer to receive this honour since 2004.

• In December 2016, she was inducted into the Special Operations Unit of the King’s Guard, and only within six years of her service, she was promoted to the rank of general.

  

• Suthida became a household name when on 1 May 2019, Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn wed his royal consort, Gen. Suthida and declared her queen just days before his coronation.

• Their wedding ceremony took place in Bangkok’s Dusit Palace where Vajiralongkorn was in a white uniform while Suthida had worn a traditional Thai silk dress.

  

• King Vajiralongkorn, who is frequently abroad in Germany, is considered the world’s richest monarch with an estimated net worth of US$30 billion.