Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93 after more than a decade out of the public eye

<p>Prime minister Charnvirakul cancels trip to Asean summit in Malaysia after news of the Queen Mother’s death</p><p>Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour to a postwar revival in the country’s monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household bureau has announced.</p><p>The palace said she had been hospitalised since 2019 due to several illnesses and developed a bloodstream infection on 17bOctober before passing away late on Friday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/25/thailands-queen-mother-sirikit-dies-at-93-after-more-than-a-decade-out-of-the-public-eye">Continue reading...</a>