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The finished Royal Golden Plaques with the inscriptions of the official title of His Majesty the King and the King’s
Horoscope, together with the finished carved Royal Seal of State, were set upon the stone pulpit inside the ubosot of Wat
Phra Si Rattana Satsadram. There they waited until transferred to the official place designated for the Royal Coronation
Ceremony, the Baisal Daksin Throne Hall. On the day of April 28, 1950, His Majesty arranged for the Royal Wedding
Ceremony to take place. On the occasion, His Majesty designated Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara as Somdetch
Phra Rajini Sirikit, entitling her to the royal family. Then, during the official Royal Coronation Ceremony on May 5, 1950,
she was presented with the title of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit or Somdetch Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Baromma Rajini.

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