7,813 People Shave Heads in Thailand "Become Monks to Pray for Princess's Recovery"

Thai Princess in Coma for a Month
People Pray for Recovery, Turning to the Path of Monks

Thailand's royal eldest daughter, Princess Patcharakitiyaporn Narentira Teppayawadi (44), remains unconscious, and the number of Thai citizens choosing the path of a monk to pray for the princess's recovery is increasing.

According to foreign media including the Bangkok Post on the 17th (local time), from the 8th to the 15th, 7,813 citizens in Thailand chose the path of a monk. It is reported that they became monks with the heart of praying for the recovery of Princess Patcharakitiyaporn, who is called "Pa (PA)" princess.

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Sutthiphong Juljaran, Deputy Minister of the Interior, announced that the Ministry of the Interior will host their ordination ceremony. Deputy Minister Sutthiphong said, "The large-scale ordination ceremony contains prayers for the princess's speedy recovery and the people's love for her."

Earlier, the princess collapsed and lost consciousness while complaining of chest pain during training her pet dog ahead of participating in a military dog competition held in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in the northeast on the 14th of last month.

In front of Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Thai people are holding photos of Princess Patcharakitiyapha, wishing for her speedy recovery.
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The Thai royal family announced on the 8th, " Medical staff concluded that the princess lost consciousness due to serious arrhythmia caused by heart inflammation from a Mycoplasma infection." Mycoplasma is a microorganism located between viruses and bacteria, mainly known to cause pneumonia, arthritis, and other illnesses.

Meanwhile, the princess graduated from Thammasat University in Thailand and earned a Doctor of Juridical Science degree from Cornell University in the United States. She was appointed as a prosecutor in Thailand and was also called the "Prosecutor Princess."

She served as a United Nations (UN) ambassador and as Thailand's ambassador to Austria, Slovenia, and Slovakia. Since February last year, she transferred to the Royal Guard Command, was granted the rank of general, and served there. During this process, the princess worked to support impoverished rural areas and disaster victims and was also known to have taken an interest in improving the treatment of female prisoners.

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