Ubol Ratana

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Ubolratana Rajakanya
Princess of Thailand
File:Princess Ubolratana (Cropped).jpg
Princess Ubolratana (2009)
Born (1951-04-05) 5 April 1951 (age 72)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Spouse Peter Ladd Jensen
(m. 1972; div. 1998)
Issue Ploypailin Jensen
Poom Jensen
Sirikitiya Jensen
House House of Mahidol
Chakri Dynasty
Father Bhumibol Adulyadej
Mother Sirikit
Religion Buddhism

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Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya (Thai: อุบลรัตนราชกัญญา; rtgsUbonrat Ratchakanya; Thai pronunciation: [ʔù.bon.rát râːt.tɕʰa.kan.jāː]; born 5 April 1951 in Lausanne, Switzerland), or full name Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi (Thai: อุบลรัตนราชกัญญา สิริวัฒนาพรรณวดี; rtgsUbonrat Ratchakanya Siriwatthana Phannawadi), is a princess of Thailand and the eldest child of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. She relinquished her royal title and settled in the United States with her husband, Peter Ladd Jensen, but returned to Thailand after divorcing in 1998.

Since her return to Thailand, she has increasingly taken part in royal ceremonies, though not to the extent of her royal siblings. In 2008, she began a film career, playing the main role in the Thai film Where The Miracle Happens.

Early life

Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya is the eldest child of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. She was born on 5 April 1951 at Mont Suisse Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland. She returned to Thailand and stayed at Ambhornsathan Throne Hall, Dusit Palace. She was styled Her Royal Highness by her father at the Royal Celebration of the first month birthday ceremony (Phra Ratchaphithi Somphot Duean Lae Khuen Phra U; พระราชพิธีสมโภชเดือนและขึ้นพระอู่) King Bhumibol Adulyadej gave her name and style Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi. Her names are derived from several royal ancestors:

She has taken part in royal duties since she was very young.

In 4th SEA Games in 1967 in Bangkok, the King and Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya competed in sailing and won gold medals.

Education

Ubol Ratana attended primary to secondary levels at Chitralada School. She went to the United States for her tertiary education. She studied at MIT, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics in 1973.[1] She later obtained a master's degree in public health at University of California at Los Angeles.

While at MIT she first met Peter Ladd Jensen, whom she later married.

Marriage and family

On 25 July 1972, Ubol Ratana relinquished her royal titles to marry Jensen, then lived in the United States with her husband for over 26 years. Her husband, as a foreigner, did not receive any royal titles. After years of rumoured marital problems, they divorced in 1998. Ubol Ratana and her children lived in San Diego until 2001, when they returned to Thailand.

Ubol Ratana and Peter Ladd Jensen had three children: two daughters and a son, all born in the United States.

While Ubolratana Rajakanya Jensen remained in the U.S., her mother Queen Sirikit and other members of the Royal Family often flew to the United States for visits. Ubol Ratana likewise flew to Thailand along with her husband to visit her parents and the other members of the Royal Family, while joining them in royal ceremonies when she visited Thailand. She visited in 1980, 1982, 1987, 1992 and 1996, taking part in several family events, before her permanent return in 2001.

File:Royal Flag of Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya.png
Royal cypher of Ubolratana Rajakanya
Styles of
Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya of Thailand
(1951-1972)
Female Royalty's Standard of Thailand.svg
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Ma'am

Royal title

Ubol Ratana was born with the titles of Her Royal Highness and Princess Chao Fa, but gave these up on her marriage to an American citizen. The title Chao Fa was lost because she married a commoner. She had previously held the royal title Chao Fa Ubolratana Rajakanya. She still retains the style of Tunkramom Ying, which means "Daughter to the Queen Regent". Since her return to Thailand, she has increasingly taken part in royal ceremonies, though not to the extent of her siblings.

  • Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya (1951 - 1972)
  • Mrs. Ubolratana Rajakanya Jensen / Mrs. Julie Jensen[2][3] (1972 - 1998)
  • Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya / Mrs. Ubolratana Mahidol (1998–present)

Film career

Ubol Ratana acted in the Thai movie 'Where The Miracle Happens (หนึ่งใจ..เดียวกัน), released in August 2008. She plays the drama's main role of a lonely-at-the-top CEO who begins a life of philanthropy after the death of her only daughter.[4] On October 2010, she appeared in the film My Best Bodyguard (มายเบสต์บอดีการ์ด).

Thai royal decorations

Ubol Ratana has received the following royal decorations in the Honours System of Thailand:

Foreign decorations

Ancestry

Family of Ubol Ratana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. (=18.) Mongkut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. (=24.) Chulalongkorn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Debsirindra
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkla
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. (=16.) Mongkut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Savang Vadhana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Piam Sucharitakul
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Bhumibol Adulyadej
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Chum Chukramol
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Chu Chukramol
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Sangwan Talapat
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Kham Chukramol
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Pha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Ubolratana Rajakanya
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. (= 8.) Chulalongkorn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Kitiyakara Voralaksana, Prince of Chanthaburi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Uam Bisalayaputra
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Nakkhatra Mangala, Prince of Chanthaburi II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Devan Uthayavongse, Prince Devavongse Varopakarn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Princess Apsarasaman Devakula
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Yai Sucharitakul
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Sirikit Kitiyakara
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Prince Sai Snidvongs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Sadan Snidvongs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Khian Sasisamit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Bua Snidvongs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Ruai Bunyathon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Bang Bunyathon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Wae Na Bangxang
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

References

Ubol Ratana
Born: 5 April 1951
Order of precedence
Preceded by King's daughter
6th position
Succeeded by
Princess Soamsawali