BANGKOK - Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the eldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died following a long illness after spending more than three years in a coma, the palace said Friday. She was 47.

According to the Royal Household Bureau, the princess, who died on Thursday, had been hospitalized since December 2022 after collapsing due to a heart illness and losing consciousness while on a provincial trip. She had been in a coma ever since.

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