Thai princess gets honorary degree

Thu, 20 Sep 2001 | 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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