Chulabhorn Walailak
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Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand or Chulabhorn Walailak, born July 4, 1957 in Bangkok, is a Princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej and HM Queen Sirikit of Thailand. As royal princess, she is styled Her Royal Highness.
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[edit] Education
HRH Princess Chulabhorn studied Chemistry and graduated in 1979 from the Faculty of Science at Kasetsart University, with a Bachelor of Science, First Class Honours. She continued to study Science at Mahidol University, where she received her Doctorate in 1985.
She is heavily involved in the promotion of scientific research, and regularly gives awards and prizes. She held the position of a guest lecturer in Chemistry at the Mahidol University. She also serves as the President of the Chulabhorn Research Institute. She was awarded the UNESCO Einstein Medal [1] for her efforts in promoting scientific collaboration in 1986 and was the first Asian to be invited to join the Royal Society of Chemistry in England as an Honorary Fellow.[2]
[edit] Marriage and family
She married Royal Thai Air Force Flight Lieutenant Virayudh Didyasarin (currently an Air Vice Marshal), a commoner, in 1982. According to royal custom, she would lose her title when marrying a man of lesser position. However, she was granted a special permission by her father to keep her rank of Chao Fa. From this marriage, which eventually ended in divorce, she has two daughters:
Currently, she has been in a relationship with Chaichon Locharernkul (M.D), a professor at the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, of which the Princess herself has specialization in epileptology. They often appear together in public places both in Thailand and abroad, but a formal engagement between him and the Princess has not been made public nor has it been made official. He has always accompanied her, as Chulabhorn continues to be involved in many areas and travels extensively abroad as well, mostly in Asia and the Pacific region.
[edit] Honorary Degrees
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award | Awarder |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Einstein Medal | UNESCO |
| 2002 | EMS-Hollaender International Fellow Award | Environment Mutagen Society |
| 2006 | Special Recognition Award | Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety |
| 2006 | Nagoya Medal Special Award | Nagoya Medal Organizing Committee |
[edit] Honors
There are many things and places named after HRH Princess Chulabhorn to commemorate her.
- Amphoe Chulabhorn of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
- Chulabhorn Dam on the Nam Phrom River in Khon San, Chaiyaphum Province
- Accademic & Institute
- Chulabhorn Research Institute in Bangkok
- Walailak University in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
- Princess Chulabhorn's College 12 high schools in everypart of Thailand:
- Princess Chulabhorn's College, Trang, Mueang Trang, Trang Province
- Princess Chulabhorn's College, Nakhon Si Thammarat , Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat , Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
- Princess Chulabhorn's College, Satun, La-ngu, Satun Province
- Princess Chulabhorn's College, Chiang Rai, Mueang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai Province
- Flora & Fauna
- Fish Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990
- Freshwater crab Thaipotamon chulabhorn (Naiyanetr, 1993)
- Orchid Phalaenopsis 'Princess Chulabhorn' = Phalaenopsis 'Rose Miva' x Phalaenopsis 'Kandy Queen' breeding by Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya, Kandy in Sri Lanka.
