Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand, the country's next in line to the throne, has sufferred a heart attack. According to The Mirror, King Vajiralongkorn is thought to have rushed by helicopter to be with his daughter who grew unwell in Khao Yai, north east of Bangkok.
The princess apparently fainted while exercising with her dogs in the Khao Yai national park.
According to journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall, CPR was performed "for more than an hour," but Princess BajrakItiyabha was unable to be resuscitate. According to the story, she has been placed on an oxygen machine.
Taking to Twitter, MacGregor stated: “Some sources are saying that despite CPR being carried out for more than an hour, there was no response and she has been put on an ECMO machine, which basically means she is dead but being artificially kept alive."
On Wednesday, three huge military helicopters were allegedly observed returning to Bangkok from Khao Yai at an abnormally late hour. Witnesses reported witnessing a medical helicopter backed by two military choppers transporting her to Bangkok Hospital for ECMO therapy.
“Royal sources say the prognosis for the princess is very grim and it’s very unlikely she will ever recover. But she could potentially be kept artificially alive via ECMO for weeks or even months while the regime figures out what to do," tweeted Andrew MacGregor Marshall.
“These events have huge repercussions for the Thai monarchy because it was assumed Bajrakitiyabha would be the next monarch, or would be regent for her younger half-brother Dipangkorn who has autism and will not be able to reign alone,” Andrew MacGregor Marshall added.