Than Phu Ying Busba Kitiyakara Sathanapong (Thai: บุษบา กิติยากร สธนพงศ์; RTGSButsaba Kitiyakon Sathanaphong, born 2 August 1934) is the daughter of Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangala Kitiyakara and younger sister of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit Kitiyakara.

Busba Kitiyakara Sathanapong
บุษบา กิติยากร สธนพงศ์
Born
Mom Rajawongse Busba Kitiyakara

(1934-08-02) 2 August 1934 (age 90)
Spouses
ChildrenSuthawan Sathirathai
Parents

Early life and education

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Like her elder sister Sirikit, Busba was educated at Rajini School and St. Francis Xavier Convent. During her childhood, her father was appointed Thai Ambassador to France, Denmark and the United Kingdom, and Busba continued her education in these countries with her sister, Sirikit. After Sirikit's marriage to King Bhumibol in 1950, Busba became a palace fixture.

Family

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Busba married Thawisan Ladawan in 1958 and had a daughter, Suthawan Ladawan Sathirathai on 24 September 1958. They divorced soon afterwards.

She later married Captain Surayud Sathanapong.

Honours

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Ancestry

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References

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  • Handley, Paul M. (2006). The King Never Smiles. Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10682-3.