Editing Sirikit (section)

==Cultural status==
Queen Sirikit's birthday, like the king's, is a national holiday, and is also Mothers' Day in Thailand. She is particularly revered in the more remote and traditional parts of the country, where the monarchy is regarded as semi-divine.{{fact|date=November 2022}} Her work in promoting [[Toleration|tolerance]] and understanding for the Muslim minorities in the southernmost provinces of [[Pattani Province|Pattani]], [[Yala Province|Yala]] and [[Narathiwat]] have made her especially popular amongst Thai Muslims.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} The queen has a strong bond with southern Thailand, and she formerly spent months in the Muslim-majority provinces every year. She is considered to be one of the more quiet diplomats.<ref>{{citation | first = Kylie | last = Morris | date = 16 November 2004 | contribution= Thai Queen's plea to end violence |publisher=BBC | title = News | place = UK | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4017485.stm | access-date =7 July 2008}}.</ref>