She is the eldest daughter of Princess Ubol Ratana of Thailand. Although a granddaughter of King Bhumibol, Ploypailin is not in the line of succession to the throne of Thailand as her mother relinquished her royal title when she married Ploypailin"s American father, Peter Ladd Jensen.
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Born in 1981 in San Diego, and known as Khun Ploypailin in Thailand, she is a grandchild of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand and the eldest daughter of Princess Ubolratana. Ploypailin had a younger brother, Bhumi Jensen (1983–2004), and has a younger sister, Sirikitiya Jensen (b 1985). Ploypailin graduated from Purcell School, England.
She received a Bachelor degree with honors from the University of California, San Diego in 2003 and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management in 2007.
As a young pianist, she has given performances around the world, including at the Sydney Opera House, and other venues in Europe and Japan. She also has had occasional honorary starring roles in Thai soap operas, dramas and musicals.
A socialite, she is an occasional model for Thai fashion magazines and society publications. Ploypailin married her long-time boyfriend David Wheeler in Hawaii, United States on 25 August 2009.
They have two sons, Maximus Wheeler and Leonardo Wheeler.
