Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha has died after spending more than three years in a coma, the royal palace has announced.
The 47-year-old — who was the eldest child of King Vajiralongkorn’s seven children — collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs.
She was airlifted by helicopter to Bangkok for treatment, with doctors blaming an irregular heartbeat caused by an infection in her heart.
She never woke from her coma and became known as the sleeping princess.
On Thursday evening, the accomplished royal family member passed away after her condition worsened, the palace said.
“The medical team provided the closest and most intensive care possible, but her condition continued to decline progressively,” the palace said in a statement.
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