Ubolratana, who studied at MIT and earned a master’s in biostatistics from UCLA in 1977, relinquished her royal title after she married an American fellow student. She returned to Thailand after they divorced in 1998, winning popularity as an actress and social media star, and is regarded by Thais as a down-to-earth member of the royal family.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 09, 2019 10:18 UTC