{"id":148900,"date":"2026-03-01T09:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T09:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/148900\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T09:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T09:10:09","slug":"the-sacred-thai-quartz-gracing-hm-the-queens-wardrobe-in-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/148900\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sacred Thai Quartz Gracing HM the Queen\u2019s Wardrobe in Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Queen Suthida spotlights the &#8220;Stone of Invincibility&#8221; from Lampang, blending Lanna spiritual heritage with contemporary winter couture in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Her Majesty Queen Suthida took her seat at the Milano Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Arena this week, she wasn\u2019t just representing Thailand as an ambassador for the sport; she was carrying a piece of the kingdom&#8217;s ancient geological soul.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pinned to her &#8220;Cloud Dancer&#8221; off-white wool jacket were two striking &#8220;Pong Kham&#8221; (Lodolite Quartz) brooches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To the casual observer, they appeared as contemporary crystal ornaments, but to the people of Lampang, these stones are &#8220;Kaew Kab Thong&#8221;\u2014sacred gems believed to bestow prestige, protection, and extraordinary loving-kindness upon the wearer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lg-webp.webp\" alt=\"Royal Elegance: The Sacred Thai Quartz Gracing HM the Queen\u2019s Wardrobe in Milan\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 showcaption-false\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 422px;\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The choice of jewellery offers a fascinating glimpse into the Lanna culture of Northern Thailand. The term &#8220;Kham&#8221; in the local dialect refers to a state of being &#8220;impenetrable&#8221; or &#8220;invincible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For over 2,000 years, these stones have been used to adorn the spires of holy pagodas and have been buried at the four corners of homes to safeguard families.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the Queen\u2019s ensemble, the twin brooches were complemented by buttons crafted from &#8220;Kaew Mok Mung Mueang&#8221; (Mist Over the City Quartz), a variety said to bring peace and serenity to its owner.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 \u00a0 Queen Suthida spotlights the &#8220;Stone of Invincibility&#8221; from Lampang, blending Lanna spiritual heritage with contemporary winter&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":148901,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[62421,4858,4859,9,24,63,122,124,123,54333,62422,62423,9202],"class_list":{"0":"post-148900","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-her-majesty-queen-suthida","9":"tag-italy","10":"tag-milan","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-nyc","14":"tag-queens","15":"tag-queens-headlines","16":"tag-queens-news","17":"tag-royal-families","18":"tag-thai-fashion","19":"tag-thai-jewellery","20":"tag-thailand"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}