Thailand's former Queen Sirikit, the mother of the current King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the nation's longest-reigning monarch, has died at the age of 93, the palace said.

The mother of King Vajiralongkorn passed away "peacefully" on Friday night, according to the Thai Royal Household.

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, a beloved figure known for her royal projects, has passed away at 93.

As the wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, she traveled the world charming government leaders and the public.

The mother of King Maha Vajiralongkorn had been out of the public eye since a stroke in 2012.

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country's monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household bureau said on Saturday. Sirikit had been out of the public eye since a stroke…

Thailand's prime minister cancelled his trip to Malaysia ahead of the ASEAN Summit on Saturday due to the death of the kingdom's Queen Mother Sirikit, and may miss the signing of a ceasefire deal with Cambodia.

She was the mother of the reigning King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the longest-reigning monarch of Thailand.