Galyani Vadhana, Princess of Naradhiwas was a princess of Thailand and the elder sister of King Ananda Mahidol and King Bhumibol Adulyadej . She was also a direct granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn .
Princess Galyani Vadhana was born onMay 1923 in London, England, the only daughter of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Songkla, the sixtyninth son of King Chulalongkorn and seventh son by Queen Savang Vadhana, and Miss Sangwan Talapat . She was initially named May Songkla on her birth certificate and was later named Her Serene Highness Galyani Vadhana Mahidol by King Vajiravudh . The word Vadhana in her name came from her paternal grandmother, Savang Vadhana. In 1927, she was subsequently promoted to the royal rank, a Princess of Thailand by King Prajadhipok .
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