Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III (13 November 1987) : Special Grand Cordon of the Order of Propitious Clouds (1963) : Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria Eponyms Queen Sirikit is well known for her charitable work, where she is the honorary president of the Thai Red Cross, a post she has held since 1956. She gained new prominence in this role in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in southern Thailand in December 2004. She has also been active in relief work for the many refugees from Cambodia and Myanmar in Thailand. Many things in Thailand have been named after the Queen: the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, children's hospital the Queen Sirikit Medical Center building, Ramathibodi Hospital the Queen Sirikit Centre for Breast Cancer, a new 10-storey hospital in Bangkok the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok the Queen Sirikit Park in Bangkok the Sirikit Dam on the Nan River, Uttaradit Province the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Chiang Mai Province the Queen Sirikit Arboretum Garden, Pathum Thani Province the Queen Sirikit Cup, an annual Asian-Pacific golfing event the Queen Sirikit Crab (Thaiphusa sirikit) the Queen Sirikit Rose the Queen's Cup, annual football competition The queen is also active in promoting Thai culture and history, mainly through her initiative in the making of the Thai movie The Legend of Suriyothai, one of the most lavish and expensive Thai movies ever made. Ancestry See also List of covers of Time magazine (1960s) References External links |- 1932 births Living people 20th-century Thai women 20th-century Chakri dynasty 21st-century Thai women 21st-century Chakri dynasty Thai queens consort Bhumibol Adulyadej Kitiyakara family Mahidol family Regents of Thailand 20th-century women rulers Field marshals of Thailand Marshals of the Royal Thai Air Force People from Bangkok Centro Escolar University alumni Network monarchy Order of Chula Chom Klao Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn Recipients of the Dushdi Mala Medal, Pin of Arts and Science Grand Cordons of the Order of the Precious Crown Recipients of the Grand Decoration with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria Dames Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Grand Crosses Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand Crosses of the Order of Beneficence (Greece) Recipients of the Order of