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Thailand: Mom Sangwal Mahidol na Ayudhya with her children, Princess Galyani Vadhana (right), Prince Ananda Mahidol (left), and Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej (centre).

Srinagarindra (née Sangvan Talapat; 21 October 1900 – 18 July 1995) was a member of the Thai Royal Family and was a member of House of Mahidol, which is descended from Chakri Dynasty, originated by Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, the Prince of Songkla, son of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). She was the mother of Princess Galyani Vadhana, the Princess of Naradhiwas, King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), and King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). Her given name was Sangwal, while her formal name and title were Somdej Phra Srinagarindra Boromarajajonani. In Thailand, the she was affectionately called Somdej Ya, ‘the Royal Grandmother’. By the various hill tribe people, to whom she was a special patron, she was called Mae Fah Luang, or ‘Royal Mother from the Sky’, ‘The Heavenly Royal Mother’.