Dhaka, June 12 -- The Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok has expressed profound sorrow over the death of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol.

In a Facebook post on Friday, it said: "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Royal Highness Princess. We extend our deepest condolences to the Royal Family and the people of Thailand during this time of mourning."

Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn's children, died on Thursday evening at 47, the Bureau of the Royal Household said.

She died at a Bangkok hospital where she had been cared for since falling unconscious due to illness three years ago, according to the statement issued Friday.

"This loss is not merely bad news announced ...