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11 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People make merit by presenting donations to Buddhist monks during a service to honor Queen Sirikit of Thailand before her 83rd birthday. Queen Sirikit was born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara on August 12, 1932. She is the queen consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King (Rama IX) of Thailand. She met Bhumibol in Paris, where her father was the Thai ambassador. They married in 1950, she was appointed Queen Regent in 1956. The King and Queen had one son and three daughters. She has not made any public appearances since her hospitalization in 2012. Her birthday is celebrated as Mother's Day in Thailand, schools and temples across Thailand hold ceremonies to honor the Queen and mothers. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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11 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People make merit by presenting donations to Buddhist monks during a service to honor Queen Sirikit of Thailand before her 83rd birthday. Queen Sirikit was born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara on August 12, 1932. She is the queen consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King (Rama IX) of Thailand. She met Bhumibol in Paris, where her father was the Thai ambassador. They married in 1950, she was appointed Queen Regent in 1956. The King and Queen had one son and three daughters. She has not made any public appearances since her hospitalization in 2012. Her birthday is celebrated as Mother's Day in Thailand, schools and temples across Thailand hold ceremonies to honor the Queen and mothers. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ