HM the queen was appointed queen regent since king bhumibol was ordained into the buddhist monkhood
she was titled somdet phra nang chao becoming the highest-ranking queen and becoming the second queen of the chakri dynasty to have been honoured with this title the first was queen sri bajrindra who was appointed queen regent by king chulalongkorn during his visit to europe
hrh princees chulabhorn was born in bangkok