Health is real wealth and grace that everyone wants more than anything else. It reminds us that even royalty faces the same struggles as the rest of us to stay fit and healthy.
In the latest shocking update, the Thai Princess, once seen as the future queen, has suffered a new health crisis after three years in a coma.
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, who has been in a coma since 2022, is battling an ‘uncontrollable’ infection, according to the palace.
The 47-year-old, who is the eldest daughter of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 73, was long considered a likely successor to the throne before her shocking 2022 abdication.
The princess, commonly known as Bha, never married or had children and is the king’s only child with his first wife, Soamsawali Kitiyakara.
In a statement released on Thursday, May 21, the Bureau of the Royal Household said the princess is suffering from a stomach infection and inflammation of the colon.
The palace added that Princess Bha is experiencing “unstable vital signs, low blood pressure, irregular heartbeat and abnormal blood clotting.”
Princess Bha has been hospitalized and in a coma since December 2022 after collapsing due to a heart condition while training dogs at the Military Dog Training Ground in Pak Chong District.
“She continues to rely on medical equipment to support the function of her lungs and kidneys,” the palace said, adding that her condition has “continued to deteriorate” and that the now “uncontrollable” infection has “affected other organs.”
The Thai royal family has issued several updates on the princess’s condition in the years since her hospitalization.
