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# 60 Years Ago, the King and Queen of Thailand Made a State Visit to Britain
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/60-years-ago-the-king-and-queen-of-thailand-made-a-state-visit-to-britain-07-2020/
- Published: 2020-07-21T14:00:59.000Z
- Updated: 2021-08-19T19:01:40.000Z
- Description: Queen Sirikit was EXTREMELY GLAMOROUS.
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: *Flashback*, *Royals!*, classic photos, royalty, #wp, #wp-post, #hasslideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 08:09

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Sixty years ago, King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand -- a very glamorous couple in general -- arrived in London for a state visit as part of a six-month tour that took them all over the world. This royal couple originally met in Paris while he was recovering from a car accident that took one of his eyes in Lausanne; her father was Thailand's ambassador to France (and previously to England). Apparently, in the manner of many a romance novel,[ she originally couldn't stand him](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-13/thailand-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dead-at-88/6800262?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). [Tatler reports that Sirikit had a life-long relationship with Balmain](https://www.tatler.com/article/queen-sirikit-of-thailand-style?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), who made (I believe all of) the clothing for this tour, and indeed it seems like it was a very successful one, at least sartorially speaking. She looks incredibly chic in these photos.

Bhumibol died in 2016; [his obituary in the New York Times is fascinating and well-worth your time](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/world/asia/thai-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Queen Sirikit is still living, although she suffered from a stroke a few years ago and no longer makes public appearances. (The NYT reports that she has also had a life-long struggle with depression and "nervous disorders," so she may just not want to make public appearances any more, rather than being physically unable to do to.) [The Washington Post reported just a few months ago that, in the wake of Bhumibol's death, the Thai monarchy has become markedly unstable](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/15/why-thais-are-losing-faith-monarchy/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), in part because [the new king has been beset by scandal and upheaval, to say the least.](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/06/world/asia/thailand-king-consort-wives.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

We have some newsreel footage of their arrival, at which all the Brits are wearing some truly far out headgear:

Click through to the slideshow to see some truly glam looks from Sirikit and at least one more very weird hat on QEII.

###### \[Photos: Getty\]