🔸Thailand’s Royal Family Office announced that Suthida, the country’s queen, for the first time on Thursday, 16 Mehr, took charge of piloting a fighter aircraft on her own.

🔸After the flight ended, the king of Thailand welcomed her with a bouquet of flowers and the golden badge “Gripen Order Golden Patch.” The badge is awarded to people who have flown on the Gripen fighter jet.

🔸Suthida began flying in 2010 and, to date, has about 1,188 hours of flight experience with different types of aircraft, including Boeing 737.

🔸She has also appeared as the king’s co-pilot in some royal flights; including during the official trip of Thailand’s royal family to Bhutan in 2025.