The longtime royal had been battling an illness when it was officially announced that she had passed away at the age of 93, sending shockwaves across the royal family in Thailand View 4 Images Queen Sirikit has sadly died aged 93 (Image: Thai Royal Household Bureau/AFP)

One of the most popular members of a royal family has died at the age of 93. She was a longtime member of the royals, but eventually succumbed to a deadly blood infection . ‌

Former Queen of Thailand Sirikit, who was the mother of the current leader of the royal family King Vajiralongkorn died on Friday (October 24). On top of her role as the mother of the current monarch, she also was the wife of Thailand's longest-reigning monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. ‌

The couple had been happily married for 66

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