Thai princess hospitalized after ‘heart problem’

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) - A member of Thailand’s royal family was hospitalized on Thursday after a heart problem, the Bureau of the Royal Household said.

It said Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the eldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, was admitted to the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in the capital Bangkok after suffering a “heart symptom.”

Bajrakitiyabha, 44, is undergoing medical treatment.

She is said to have “fainted” while training her dog in the Khao Yai area, some three-hour drive from Bangkok.

The princess was rushed to Pak Chong Nana Hospital from where she was flown to Bangkok for advanced treatment.

The royal dog was being trained to take part in the Thailand Working Dog Championship which began on Dec. 10 and will continue until Dec. 19 in the Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima province.

The princess is one of the seven children of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, born to his first wife Princess Soamsawali.