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 a 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.
There are some reports that the princess, who is next in line to the throne, was pronounced dead by doctors on Thursday.
Although, no official announcement has yet been made by the monarchy or regime after the medical incident.
This is a developing story: We’ll give updates on the situation as we learn more.