Chulabhorn

Princess Chulabhorn, the Princess Srisavangavadhana (จุฬาภรณ; ; ; born 4 July 1957, Bangkok) is a princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. She is officially styled Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn, which corresponds to her full Thai title Somdet Phrachao Nong Nang Thoe Chaofa Chulabhorn Walailak Agrarajakumari (สมเด็จพระเจ้าน้องนางเธอ เจ้าฟ้าจุฬาภรณวลัยลักษณ์ อัครราชกุมารี).

Education
Princess Chulabhorn studied chemistry and graduated in 1979 from the Faculty of Science at Kasetsart University, with a Bachelor of Science, First Class Honours. She continued to study Science at Mahidol University, where she received her Doctorate in 1985.

She is heavily involved in the promotion of scientific research, and regularly gives awards and prizes. She held the position of a guest lecturer in chemistry at the Mahidol University. She also serves as president of the Chulabhorn Research Institute. She was awarded the UNESCO Einstein Medal for her efforts in promoting scientific collaboration in 1986 and was the first Asian to be invited to join the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom as an Honorary Fellow.

Marriage and issue
In 1981, Chulabhorn married Royal Thai Air Force officer Group Captain Virayudh Tishyasarin (วีระยุทธ ดิษยะศริน; ), a commoner, an Air Vice Marshal. According to royal custom, she would have lost her title upon marrying a man of lower rank. However, her father granted her special permission to keep the title Chao Fa even after her marriage.

From this marriage, which eventually ended in divorce, she has two daughters:
 * Princess Siribhachudabhorn.
 * Princess Aditayadornkitikhun.

Titles

 * 4 July 1957 – 5 May 2019 : Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn
 * Somdet Phrachao Luk Thoe Chaofa Chulabhorn Walailak Agrarajakumari (สมเด็จพระเจ้าลูกเธอ เจ้าฟ้าจุฬาภรณวลัยลักษณ์ อัครราชกุมารี)
 * 5 May 2019 – Present : Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn, the Princess Srisavangavadhana
 * Somdet Phrachao Nong Nang Thoe Chaofa Chulabhorn Walailak Agrarajakumari, Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana Vorakhattiya Rajanari (สมเด็จพระเจ้าน้องเธอ เจ้าฟ้าจุฬาภรณวลัยลักษณ์ อัครราชกุมารี กรมพระศรีสวางควัฒน วรขัตติยราชนารี)

Military rank

 * General, Admiral and Air Chief Marshal

Volunteer Defense Corps of Thailand rank

 * Volunteer Defense Corps Colonel

Academic rank

 * Professor of Navaminda Kasatriyadhiraj Royal Thai Air Force Academy (๋June 27, 1986 - October 1, 1986)
 * Professor of Mahidol University

Honours

 * Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame of The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
 * Order of the Nine Gems (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame of The Ancient and Auspicious of Order of the Nine Gems
 * Order of Chula Chom Klao - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
 * Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
 * Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
 * Order of the Direkgunabhorn 1st class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn
 * Order of Ramkeerati (Thailand) ribbon.png The Order of Symbolic Propitiousness Ramkeerati (Special Class) - Boy Scout Citation Medal
 * King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
 * King Rama X Royal Cypher Medal (Thailand) ribbon.png King Rama X Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
 * Freeman Safeguarding Medal - Class 1 (Thailand).png Freeman Safeguarding Medal (First Class)
 * Chakrabarti Mala Medal (Thailand) ribbon.png Chakrabarti Mala Medal
 * The Boy Scout Citation Medal 1st class (Thailand) ribbon.png The Boy Scout Citation Medal (First Class)
 * Red Cross Medal of Appreciation (Thailand) ribbon.png Red Cross Medal of Appreciation (First Class)
 * King Rama X Coronation Medal (Thailand) ribbon.png Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the Coronation of H.M. King Rama X

Foreign Honours

 * 🇯🇵 Japan: Paulownia Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
 * Nepalese Royal Family: Member Grand Cross of the Most Glorious Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
 * 🇵🇪 Peru: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Distinguished Services
 * 🇪🇸 Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
 * 🇸🇪 Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Institutions associated with the Princess
There are many things and places named after Princess Chulabhorn to commemorate her.
 * Chulabhorn District of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
 * Chulabhorn Dam on the Nam Phrom River in Khon San, Chaiyaphum Province


 * Academic and institute
 * Chulabhorn Research Institute in Bangkok
 * Walailak University in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
 * Princess Chulabhorn's College group of schools
 * HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science
 * Chulabhorn Graduate Institute


 * Flora and fauna
 * Fish Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990
 * Freshwater crab Thaipotamon chulabhorn (Naiyanetr, 1993)
 * Orchid Phalaenopsis 'Princess Chulabhorn' = Phalaenopsis 'Rose Miva' x Phalaenopsis 'Kandy Queen' breeding by Botanical Garden of Peradeniya, Kandy in Sri Lanka.