Death
On 2 January 2008, the Royal Household Bureau announced that during the night of Tuesday, 1 January 2008, the Princess's condition had worsened and she had died at 2:54 am on Wednesday, 2 January 2008, at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, aged 84. There was to be a mourning period of 100 days, starting from the day of her death. The Prime Minister announced that all government officials and agencies would wear black for 15 days while the cabinet would wear black for the full 100 days.
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