Sujarinee Vivacharawongse (Thai: สุจาริณี วิวัชรวงศ์; RTGS: Sucharini Wiwatcharawong; 26 May 1962), born Yuvadhida Polpraserth (Thai: ยุวธิดา ผลประเสริฐ; RTGS: Yuwathida Phonprasoet), stage-named Yuvadhida Suratsawadee (Thai: ยุวธิดา สุรัสวดี; RTGS: Yuwathida Suratsawadi) or nicknamed Benz (Thai: เบ๊นซ์), is a Thai actress who was a consort and then the second wife of Vajiralongkorn, then the Crown Prince of Thailand, from 1994 to 1996. She now lives in the United States.[2]
Early life
Sujarinee was born on 26 May 1962, the daughter of Thanit Polpraserth and Yaovalak Komarakul na Nagara. Her father was a musician and composer in the Sunthraphon band.[3] Her mother is a direct descendant of King Taksin the Great of the Thonburi Kingdom through the Komarakul na Nagara family whose ancestor was Chaophraya Nakhon (Noi), an acknowledged, natural son of the king.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Career
At fifteen, she was introduced to Thai filmography when actress Sarinthip Siriwan helped her to find a job in the drama Kot haeng kam and Manut pralat. In 1977, she co-starred in the films Sip ha yok yok sip hok mai yon and Lueat nai din. In 1978 and 1979, she was a leading actress in the film Saen saep, Ai thuek and Hua chai thi chom din.[citation needed]
In August 1979, she announced her retirement from the entertainment industry.[10]
Marriage and divorce
When Vajiralongkorn was introduced to Yuvadhida Polpraserth, she was an aspiring actress. She became his steady companion and gave birth to four sons and a daughter:[11]
Prince Juthavachara Mahidol (จุฑาวัชร มหิดลChuthawat Mahidon, born 29 August 1979), married Riya Gough on 1 September 2013, has issue.
Prince Vacharaesorn Mahidol (วัชรเรศร มหิดลWatchareson Mahidon, born 27 May 1981), married Elisa Garafano, has issue
They were married at a palace ceremony in February 1994, where they were blessed by the King and the Princess Mother, but not by the Queen. After the marriage, she was allowed to change her name to Mom Sujarinee Mahidol na Ayudhya (หม่อมสุจาริณี มหิดล ณ อยุธยา), signifying she was a commoner married to a royal. She was also commissioned as a major in the Royal Thai Army and took part in royal ceremonies with Vajiralongkorn. When she fled to Britain in 1996 with their children, Vajiralongkorn had posters placed around his palace accusing her of committing adultery with Anand Rotsamkhan (อนันต์ รอดสำคัญ), a 60-year-old air marshal.[13]
Sujarinee, together with her children, moved to England in 1996. While she and her sons are reportedly banished from Thailand, her only daughter, Princess Busyanambejra (later changed to HRH Princess Sirivannavari) returned to Thailand to live with Vajiralongkorn.[14] Sujarinee and her sons have since moved to the United States.[15]
^Stuart Munro-Hay (2001). Nakhon Sri Thammarat: The Archeology, History and Legends of a Southern Thai Town. White Lotus Press. ISBN974-7534-73-8. pp. 173, 174
^Jeffery Sng and Pimpraphai Bisalputra (2015). A History of The Thai-Chinese. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN978-981-4385-77-0. pp. 100, 133, 429
^อนุทินดารา. ไทยรัฐ. 27 สิงหาคม 2522. หน้า 4 (in Thai)
^Jeffrey Finestone. The royal family of Thailand: the descendants of King Chulalongkorn. Bangkok: Phitsanulok Pub. Co. 1989, p. 275–276.
^Christy Campbell (20 October 1996). "Adultery princess casts shadow on untouchables". Web archive. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 October 1996. Retrieved 20 July 2011. When the Queen and Prince Philip arrive in Bangkok next week to begin their state visit to Thailand they will find sanctuary from media salaciousness.
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