{{Short description|Royal villa within Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand}} [[File:Palace-1.jpg|thumb|Chitralada Royal Villa in 2012]] '''Chitralada Royal Villa''' ({{langx|th|พระตำหนักจิตรลดารโหฐาน}}; {{RTGS|''Chit Lada Raho-than''}}) is a royal villa located within [[Dusit Palace]]. This villa was permanent-residence of King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] (Rama IX), the longest-serving monarch of Thailand and Queen [[Sirikit]]. He moved there after the death of his older brother, [[Ananda Mahidol|King Rama VIII]] in the [[Grand Palace, Bangkok|Grand Palace]]. The palace grounds, which are surrounded by a [[moat]] and guarded by the [[Royal Guards (Thailand)|royal guards]], also contain the [[Chitralada School]], initially established for the children of the royal family and palace staff. Chitralada Royal Villa has a [[Chitralada railway station]] which served for the royal family who lived in the villa. Prince [[Dipangkorn Rasmijoti]] was a pupil in the Chitralada School, the school is considered the most exclusive in Thailand.
Queen Mother Sirikit resided in the palace until her death in October 2025.
== History == The main building of the palace is a two-storey building, built in the reign of [[Rama VI]]. The palace was the residence of Rama VI. [[Chitralada School]], was founded in 1958.
A dairy farm and factories were built as the King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] was interested in agriculture and agricultural industries. Research centers on agricultural products were also founded to provide training for farmers. "Chitralada" is used as the [[brandname]] for many products from the palace.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wattana|first1=Thawat|title=The Royal Chitralada Projects Initiated by H.M. King Bhumibol|url=http://www.thaiwaysmagazine.com/thai_article/30-07_the_royal_chitralada/the_royal_chitralada.html|website=Thaiways|accessdate=9 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326035229/http://www.thaiwaysmagazine.com/thai_article/30-07_the_royal_chitralada/the_royal_chitralada.html|archive-date=26 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Visitors need to obtain a pass to enter.
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