Sineenart

Sineenatha Bilaskalayani (born Niramon Ounprom, later Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, 26 January 1985) is a Thai nurse and army officer who has been the Royal concubine of the Thai monarch in 2019 and again since 28 August 2020 as the consort of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X). The first secondary consort in nearly a century, Sineenatha is also the first secondary consort since the establishment of the constitutional monarchy in Thailand in 1932.

Early life and education Sineenat was born on 26 January 1985, to the Ounprom family, Wirat (father) and Khun Ying Pranee (mother).

Career According to Sineenat's official court biography and other sources, from 2008 to 2012, Sineenat—then known by her earlier name, Niramon Ounprom—worked as a nurse at Phramongkutklao Hospital, and at an army hospital, the Ananda Mahidol Hospital. In August 2019, a biography with 60 photos of Chao Khun Phra Sineenat, posted on the website of the Bureau of the Royal Household, was so frequently accessed that it caused the website to crash.

On 30 August 2019, as Sineenat (Sininat or Sinina), she was appointed deputy adviser of a prison reform initiative, "Sharing Happiness And Doing Good With Heart With the Department of Corrections".

Downfall and restoration On 21 October 2019, King Rama X issued a royal edict stripping her of all her government, military, and noble ranks, positions, and titles, as well as royal decorations, citing her conflict with and disrespectful conduct towards his wife, Queen Suthida. Until October 2019, her whereabouts were unknown; she was rumoured to either be in prison or dead.

On 27 August 2020, the Lat Yao Central Women's Correctional Prison was reportedly closed to visitors for two days, and a Boeing 737 plane from King Rama X's private fleet was dispatched to Bangkok. According to journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall, the prison is where she had been held and the events were part of a plan to transport her in secret to Munich where she would join his retinue in quarantine, in preparation for a possible future royal pardon and restoration of her titles.

On 29 August 2020, the restoration was made official with a royal edict stating that she had "never been a tarnished person" and proclaiming that all her titles, decorations and military ranks were fully restored as if they had never been revoked.

Titles, styles, honours, and military ranks All of her titles, honours, and military ranks were stripped by King Vajiralongkorn on 21 October 2019 and reinstated on 29 August 2020.

Titles and styles 26 January 1985 – 16 December 2014: Miss Niramon Ounprom 16 December 2014 – 28 July 2019: Phan Ek ("Colonel") Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi 30 April 2019 – 24 May 2019: Than Phu Ying ("High Lady") Phan Ek ("Colonel") Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi 24 May 2019 – 28 July 2019: Than Phu Ying ("High Lady") Phon Tri ("Major General") Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi 3 May 2019: Dame Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (KGE) 30 April 2019: Dame Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao (GCC) 3 May 2019: Dame Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand (KGCT) 1 November 2010 – 31 August 2015: First Lieutenant 1 September 2015 – 30 December 2016: Major 31 December 2016 – 23 May 2019: Colonel 24 May 2019 – present: Major-General