Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country's monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household bureau said on Saturday.

Sirikit had been out of the public eye since she had a stroke in 2012.

Her husband, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was Thailand's longest-reigning monarch, spending 70 years on the throne since 1946. She was at his side for much of that, and they won over hearts at home with their charity work.

When they travelled abroad, she also charmed the world's media with her beauty and fashion sense.

During a 1960 visit to the United States that included a state dinner at the White House, Time magazine called her "svelte" and "archfeminist." The French daily L'

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