Background
He was a grandson of King Chulalongkorn. Prince Chula Chakrabongse was born on 28 March 1908 in Paruskavan Palace, Bangkok, with the title Mom Chao (His Serene Highness).
He was a grandson of King Chulalongkorn. Prince Chula Chakrabongse was born on 28 March 1908 in Paruskavan Palace, Bangkok, with the title Mom Chao (His Serene Highness).
Palace officials affectionately called him "the Little Prince" (ท่านพระองค์หนู Than Phraong Nu). When very young, Chula was sent to study in the United Kingdom, where he also spent his teenage years, attending Harrow School, not returning to Thailand until he was 23. Their daughter, Mom Rajawongse Narisa Chakrabhongse, was born in 1956.
They lived at Tredethy, Street Mabyn, in Cornwall in the 1940s and 1950s.
Prince Bira decided to drive for him. In 1936 Chula"s White Mouse team purchased an European Research Area for Bira, and he quickly became one of the leading exponents of this class of international racing.
Bira"s partnership with Chunla ended in late 1948. Prince Chula was the author of several books, including a history of the Chakri Dynasty, a biography about the race-car driver Richard Seaman and an autobiography.
Chunlachakkraphong (1945).
Dick Seaman, Racing Motorist (4th ed). G. T. Foulis & Company. Chunlachakkraphong (1967).
Lords of Life: A History of the Kings of Thailand.
Alvin Redman. Chunlachakkraphong (1957). The Twain Have Met: Or, an Eastern Prince Came West.
Foulis. Online Computer Library Center 11760365. Prince Chula died of cancer in 1963 at the age of 55.
