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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand

Volume XVI-2024 (Special Issue)

Vajiralongkorn or His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn getting grow up for ready in studying,

the Late King Rama 9 King Bhumibol Adulyadej to be gracious to increase the more
Kindergarten class for his son with the new 4 classmates in the month of September
1956 AD. (2499 BE.) the next to be gracious in increased hiring the one more teacher
be Miss Angkarb Panich (Lady Angkarb Boonyasthiti) in the month of July 1957 AD. (2500 BE.)
which in that time had the 2 Kindergarten’ s classes of each 8 students in each class.

On the 28 October 1957 AD. (2500 BE.) the Late King Rama 9 King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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moved to live at Chitralada Villa Royal Residence in Dusit Palace as permanently hence had
the royal gracious to build the permanently school in area of Chitralada Villa Royal Residence

of Dusit Palace by have the royal giving the name as “Chitrada School” and had registered the
school status to be private school in the month of October 1958 AD, (2501 BE.) Chitrada school
opened the class from Kindergarten to the grade 4 of Primary school that in the education
year of 1964 AD. (2507 BE.) The Chitrada school submitted to expand the classes to the first
secondary school from the Ministry of Education and in the education year of 1967 AD. (2511 BE.)

had expanding the classes to the last secondary school until nowadays by receiving the ordinary
students in society under the school regulation that being the giving opportunity to all children
and the youth can get the chance in school without choosing caste as per the royal advice

“Let the school receive the ordinary students by not the limitation being only scion of a royal
house” His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn studied at Chitrada school in Matayomsueksa 1
then flied to take continued classes at the Great Britain, United Kingdom.
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn have the first Royal Command to all Thailand people
that “I shall continue, preserve, and build upon the royal legacy and shall reign with righteousness

for the benefit and happiness of the people forever” Dated on the 4 May 2019 AD. (2562 BE.)
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which He works all various royal duties as of his first Royal Command such as the Thai Classical
Dance – Thai Music, he has the royal gracious to Thai Classical Dance and Thai Music the most

as infinitely. The author found that He works for Thai Classical Dance and Thai Music so many
jobs that can classify his Roles into 3 Role as this following ;- 1. Role as the Artist 2. Role as the
Patronage 3. Role as the royal sponsor.
1. Role as the Artist. His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn be interested in this
performing arts since he was the young when his father the late King Rama 9 King Bhumibol

Adulyadej gave the gracious in establishing Chitrada School beside studying another academic
sciences, his father the Late King Rama 9 also gave the gracious to teach the Arts science
especially Khon performance class. In that time when His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn

was 5 years, the King father gave the gracious to let him took the Khon performance practiced
learning every Wednesday Due to His King father had the royal thought that Khon Practicing
be the one way in building the discipline in life to children, by the first time His Majesty
King Maha Vajiralongkorn was taught to practice the monkey khon with Mr. Kree Worasarin,
the specialist in Monkey Khon Thai Classical Dance of Fine Arts Department and be the Khon

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