Birth
Princess Valaya Alongkorn was born in 16 April 1884 at Grand Palace. She was the 43rd daughter of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V the Great), and the 5th child of Queen Savang Vadhana, queen consort and cousin of King Chulalongkorn, (later Queen Sri Savarindira). Her full given name was Valaya Alongkorn Narindorn Debyakumari (Thai: วไลยอลงกรณ์ นรินทรเทพยกุมารี), from her father. She had 6 siblings, 3 elder brothers, 1 elder sister, 1 younger sister, and 1 younger brother:
- Crown Prince Maha Vajirunhis of Siam (27 June 1878 – 4 January 1894)
- Prince Isariyalongkorn (4 September 1879 – 25 September 1879)
- Princess Vichitra Chiraprabha (21 April 1881 – 15 August 1881)
- Prince Sommutivongse Varodaya, the Prince of Nakhon Si Thammarat (9 June 1882 – 17 June 1899)
- Princess Sirabhorn Sobhon (19 July 1888 – 24 May 1898)
- Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, the Prince of Songkla, (posthumously The Prince Father of Thailand; 1 January 1891 – 24 September 1929) father of Princess Galyani Vadhana, King Rama VIII, and King Rama IX.
When she was 3, her mother gave her to her mother's sister, Queen Saovabha Bongsri to be her adopted daughter because Queen Saovabha had lost her own 2 daughters: Princess Bahurada Manimaya, and the princess who died after birth. They lived together in Suddha Sri Abhiromya Throne Hall, in the compound of the Grand Palace.
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