Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn 詩琳通公主

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
繁：詩琳通公主
简：诗琳通公主

對比之下，詩琳通公主看起來更像父親，亦更得民心。2011年維基解密披露的外交電文稱，王后、詩琳通欲與王儲爭位。一封外交電文更記錄了泰國政治元老向美國大使表達對王儲接班的憂慮。當時空軍前司令西提與前首相阿南均暗示，若能對王位繼承另作安排，將有利泰國。西提更明言希望民望較高的公主詩琳通繼位。不過，礙於泰國嚴厲的「冒犯王室法」，社會難以就王位繼承問題展開有意義的討論。

王儲未得民心 泰政局恐不穩 屢傳元老欲擁立公主（2016年10月14日）。明報，取自 http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20161014/s00014/1476382090884

In conversations with the then US ambassador summarised in the cable, Thai officials also discussed the hope shared by many in the elite – but since all-but abandoned – that the king would appoint his widely respected daughter, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, as heir. Thailand has never had a ruling queen, and the laws of succession specify a male heir.

Thailand’s heir apparent Maha Vajiralongkorn raises fears – and eyebrows. (2016, October 13). The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/13/thailand-maha-vajiralongkorn-crown-prince-king