Busba Kitiyakara Explained

Busba Kitiyakara Sathanapong
Native Name:บุษบา กิติยากร สธนพงศ์
Native Name Lang:th
Honorific Prefix:Than Phu Ying
Birth Name:Mom Rajawongse Busba Kitiyakara
Birth Date:2 August 1934
Birth Place:Bangkok, Thailand
Father:Nakkhatra Mangala Kitiyakara
Mother:Bua Kitiyakara

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

Early life and education

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

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.

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