On Wednesday evening, Princess Bajrakitiyabha, 44, collapsed during a canine training session in preparation for the Royal Thai Army event to run with dogs at the Working Dog Championship contest in Pak Chong district.
According to reports, she suffered from heart attack.
The Bureau of the Royal Household reported that the Princess received initial care at the nearby Pak Chong Nana Hospital before being airlifted to the more advanced facilities at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn Hospital.
According to journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall, one of the first people who broke the news, the princess was taken to a nearby hospital, then taken by helicopter to Bangkok, where she is being treated. He added the princess is ‘artificially kept alive’ on an ECMO machine.
Some sources are saying that despite CPR being carried out for more than an hour, there was no response and she has been put on an ECMO machine, which basically means she is dead but being artificially kept alive. 2/3
— Andrew MacGregor Marshall (@zenjournalist) December 14, 2022
She is just 44 so it’s very unusual that she would have heart failure but this is what my sources are telling me.
Will share more details when I have them. 🙏 3/3
— Andrew MacGregor Marshall (@zenjournalist) December 14, 2022
“The U.S. Embassy in Thailand extends its best wishes for a speedy and full recovery to Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati Krom Luang Ratchasarinee Siripatchara Maha Watchara Ratchathida,” U.S. embassy wrote.
Thailand’s Air Force is offering a prayer for the princess.
There are some reports that the princess, who is next in line to the throne, was pronounced dead by doctors.
Although, no official announcement has yet been made by the monarchy or regime after the medical incident.
She was already dead on arrival at Pak Chong Nana Hospital but medical staff took turns to try CPR to try to save her even though it was hopeless. This went on for hours.
Meanwhile Vajiralongkorn rushed to the hospital in a military helicopter. 2/6
— Andrew MacGregor Marshall (@zenjournalist) December 15, 2022
At Chulalongkorn Hospital she is being kept artificially alive with ECMO treatment, which is a way of keeping people alive when their heart and lungs cannot function. But doctors already concluded today that she is brain dead and will never recover. 4/6
— Andrew MacGregor Marshall (@zenjournalist) December 15, 2022
All of this is just a lie, and it shows the ghastly dishonesty of the Thai regime. There are implications for the election that was due to be held in March.
She died yesterday. Let her go. 🙏 6/6
— Andrew MacGregor Marshall (@zenjournalist) December 15, 2022
This is a developing story: We’ll give updates on the situation as we learn more.
