| Bua Kitiyakara | |
| Native Name: | บัว กิติยากร |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Other Names: | Prathum Chitchuea |
| Honorific Prefix: | Mom Luang |
| Birth Name: | Bua Snidvongs |
| Birth Date: | 25 November 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Bangkok, Siam |
| Death Place: | Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Signature: | Bua Kittiyakorn's Signature.png |
Mom Luang Bua Kitiyakara (th|บัว กิติยากร; ; 25 November 1909 – 19 September 1999), née Mom Luang Bua Snidvongs (th|บัว สนิทวงศ์;), stage-named Prathum Chitchuea (th|ประทุม ชิดเชื้อ),[1] was a Thai actress. She was the wife of Prince Nakkhatra Mangala, the mother of Queen Sirikit, and the maternal grandmother of King Vajiralongkorn.[2] [3]
Mom Luang Bua was the eldest child of Mom Rajawongse Sathan Snidvongs or Chaophraya Wongsanupraphat and his wife Bang Snidvongs na Ayudhya or Thao Wanida Phicharini.[4] She has three full siblings, Mom Luang Sa-ngop Snidvongs, Mom Luang Chinda Snidvongs and Thanphuying Maniratana Bunnag.[5]
She attended Saipanya School and Wattana Wittaya Academy. In 1928 Bua entered the service of Queen Rambhai Barni as a lady-in-waiting. In 1929 she played Nang Phrai Nam, on the film Waen Wiset.[4] She served as a royal courtier and was active in charities until withdrawing from the social scene in the 1950s.[6]
In 1928 she married Nakkhatra Mangala, Prince of Chanthaburi II, a Thai royal diplomat[6] and have the following children:
Bua died in Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok on 19 September 1999, at the age of 89.[6]
| Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | Their Children |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1929 | 15 May 1987 | Arun Snidvongs na Ayudhya | Phlaichumphon Kitiyakara Sirina Chittalan | |
| 2 November 1930 | 5 May 2004 | Princess Bandhusavali Yugala | Princess Soamsawali Sarali Kitiyakara | |
| 12 August 1932 | Princess Ubol Ratana King Vajiralongkorn Princess Sirindhorn Princess Chulabhorn | |||
| 2 August 1934 | Thawisan Ladawan | Suthawan Sathirathai | ||
| Surayudh Sathanaphong | No Children |