Dipangkorn Rasmijoti

Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti Sirivibulyarajakumar (born 29 April 2005; Thai: ทีปังกรรัศมีโชติ; RTGS: Thipangkon Ratsamichot; Thai pronunciation: [tʰiːpaŋkɔːn rátsàmǐːtɕʰôːt]) is a member of the country's Chakri dynasty and heir presumptive to the throne of Thailand. He is the fifth son and seventh and youngest child of King Vajiralongkorn; his mother is Srirasmi Suwadee, the king's third legal wife. His father also has a daughter by his first wife, and five children (four sons and a daughter) by his second wife; all the children of the second wife were born before the then-Crown Prince married their mother but were legitimised by their marriage. After the Crown Prince divorced his second wife in 1996, he disowned their four sons. Thus, Dipangkorn is the only recognised son of the king.[1]

Dipangkorn Rasmijoti
Prince Dipangkorn in 2019
Born	29 April 2005 Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
House	Mahidol (Chakri dynasty)
Father	Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X)
Mother	Srirasmi Suwadee
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Early life and education

Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti was born on 29 April 2005 at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. On 15 June 2005, King Bhumibol Adulyadej proclaimed the prince's name.[2]

The prince is styled His Royal Highness. A royal ceremony, called Phra Ratchaphithi Somphot Duean Lae Khuen Phra U (พระราชพิธีสมโภชเดือนและขึ้นพระอู่), to celebrate the prince's first month was held on 17 June 2005 at Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Bangkok.

Prince Dipangkorn started his education at Chitralada School in Dusit Palace, before going to study abroad at Bavarian International School (BIS) in Bavaria, Germany.[3]

Position in the line of succession

Prince Dipangkorn is the heir presumptive to his father and first in line to the throne. However, because of Vajiralongkorn's December 2014 divorce from Srirasmi, Dipangkorn's position in the line of succession is uncertain. The 1924 Palace Law of Succession lists "the order in the line of succession", following the first-born son of the king to be "the first-born son of the said prince and his royal consort" followed by "younger sons, in order, of the said prince and his royal consort." When Vajiralongkorn ended his relationship with his second wife in 1996, he disowned their four sons and said they had renounced their royal titles. However, the Royal Palace continued to recognize their right to use the style HSH, or His Serene Highness.[4]

Titles, honours and symbols

Styles of Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti of Thailand
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness

Titles

• 29 April 2005 – 5 May 2019: His Royal Highness Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti
• 5 May 2019 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti Maha Vajirojtamangkun Sirivibulyarajakumar

Royal decorations

• Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
• King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
• King Rama X Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
• King Rama IX Court Medal
• Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the Coronation of H.M. King Rama X

Symbols

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  Royal Monogram of Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti
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  Royal Cypher Flag of Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti

References

1. "What happens when the King of Thailand dies?". royalcentral.co.uk. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
2. "10 เรื่องคนไทยต้องรู้ของเจ้าชายน้อย 'พระองค์ทีฯ'". Thairath Online (in Thai). 29 April 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
3. "โรงเรียนของเจ้าชาย!!! พาชม..โรงเรียนนานาชาติรัฐบาวาเรีย นครมิวนิค ในเยอรมัน ที่ซึ่ง "พระองค์เจ้าทีปังกรรัศมีโชติ" ทรงกำลังศึกษาอยู่". Thepprathan (in Thai). 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
4. "What's behind the downfall of Thailand's Princess Srirasmi?". BBC News. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

External links

Media related to Dipangkorn Rasmijoti at Wikimedia Commons

• Photographs of the prince's first year
• The prince's first day of preschool