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Thai queen admitted to hospital

Other News Materials 10 March 2008 06:42 (UTC +04:00)

( dpa ) - Thai Queen Sirikit was admitted to hospital at the weekend for treatment of bronchitis, media reports said Monday.

Queen Sirikit, 75, was admitted to Chulalongkorn Hospital early Sunday, suffering from a fever and coughing, the Royal Household Bureau announced.

Doctors have suggested she remain in hospital for several days for a complete physical examination.

Sirikit is the wife of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 80, Thailand's monarch for the past 61 years.

The king's elder sister, Princess Galyani Vadhana, died on January 2 from abdominal cancer. She was 84.

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