Thai princess gets honorary degree

Thu, 20 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB | Source: DPA

TOKYO (DPA): Tokyo's Gakushuin University conferred an
honorary doctorate on Thailand's royal Princess Maha Chakri
Sirindhorn on Wednesday, school officials said.

The princess, a graduate of Bangkok's Chulalongkorn
University, which has an agreement with Gakushuin University,
received the degree at a ceremony attended by Japanese Prince
Akishino and his wife, Princess Kiko, both of whom are graduates
of the private university.

Princess Sirindhorn is a daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
The Thai princess is the sixth foreigner to receive an honorary
doctorate from the university. The other recipients include
former U.S. President Gerald Ford and former British Prime
Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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