The story "Nong Muyun" the little girl who "Princess Bajrakitiyabha" once held in Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Prison has grown into a resilient youth with outstanding academic achievements and dreams of becoming a doctor.
On 14 June 2026, reporters reported that the memorable story of kindness remains vivid in the memory of “Nong Muyun,” the little girl once held by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendirathep Yawadi, the Princess Royal of Thailand, at Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Prison.
Meanwhile, Mr. Ethan, or Nong Muyun, participated in a ceremony to pour water over the royal urn and signed a condolence book before the portrait of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendirathep Yawadi, together with Mr. Somporn Channarong, the director of Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Prison, administrators, and representatives of female inmates at the prison.
Nong Muyun was the little girl once held in the princess’s arms on 30 May 2010, when she presided over the opening ceremony of the “Building Morale…to Muang Khon” event and visited the infant care building inside the women’s section of Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Prison. That memorable day still deeply moves and fills Nong Muyun with pride, according to accounts from her mother, aunts, and prison officials.
From that little girl, today Nong Muyun has grown into a 16-year-old youth studying in grade 11, science-math program, at Nakhon Si Thammarat City School. She has developed good manners, excellent academic results, and spends her free time earning income by cleaning and working at a laundromat to help support her grandmother’s household. She aspires to become a doctor in the future.
Nong Muyun’s story reflects the power of opportunity, kindness, and encouragement that the princess extended to children and female inmates, showing her compassionate nature by personally meeting, talking with, and taking close interest in them, thus boosting their morale and confidence.
Today, the little girl once embraced by the princess has grown into a determined student who studies hard and perseveres through life’s challenges. Her story stands as a testament to the positive impact of kindness and encouragement, blossoming into a good quality of life and a bright future for Thai youth.
Mr. Ethan, or Nong Muyun, shared, “My mother told me that when Princess Bajrakitiyabha entered the prison, she was holding me. Then the princess took me from my mother’s arms. I felt very touched. The princess is very kind, and I feel very blessed.”