Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati in hospital with heart problem

Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati is  greeted by a yellow-shirt crowd outside the Grand Palace on Oct 31, 2020. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati is greeted by a yellow-shirt crowd outside the Grand Palace on Oct 31, 2020. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati was admitted to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital after passing out because of a heart problem, the Royal Household Bureau announced on Thursday.

The bureau said the princess passed out while she was training her pet dogs in Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima at 6.20pm on Wednesday.

The princess was taken to Pakchongnana Hospital in the district to receive initial treatment under the advice of royal doctors, it said. She was transported by helicopter to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital after her condition was stabilised.

The princess's pets were being trained to compete in the Thailand Working Dog Championship by Royal Thai Army 2022, being held from Dec 10-19 at the Military Dog Battalion in the district.

Vocabulary

  • admit: to put someone into hospital for medical treatment - เปิดรับ
  • advice: an opinion or a suggestion about what somebody should do in a particular situation - คำแนะนำ
  • battalion: a large group of soldiers made up of several smaller groups known as companies - กองทหาร, กองพันทหาร
  • Bureau of the Royal Household (noun): an agency of the Monarchy of Thailand, responsible for the upkeep of the royal palaces, royal ceremonies, public relations and the management of the royal finances - สำนักพระราชวัง
  • compete: to try to be more successful or better than somebody else who is trying to do the same as you - แข่งขัน
  • passed out: became unconscious - หมดสติ
  • stable: not changing frequently and not likely to suddenly become worse - คงที่, มั่นคง
  • treatment: the process of providing medical care - การรักษา
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