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King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand died at the age of 88 on 13 October 2016 (B.E. 2559), after a long illness. A year-long period of mourning was subsequently announced. A royal cremation ceremony took place over five days at the end of October 2017.
Historically, the kingdom's subjects had to shave their heads and dress in white to mourn the death of the king. This practice has also been abandoned since the funeral of King Chulalongkorn. The practice of wearing black for mourning was also a Western import introduced around the King's time. [1] [17] Today, mourning mostly follows Western ...
The first king of a unified Thailand was the founder of the Sukhothai Kingdom, King Si Inthrathit, in 1238. [3] The idea of this early kingship is said to be based on two concepts derived from Hinduism and Theravada Buddhist beliefs.
Bajrakitiyabha, Princess Rajasarini Siribajra (Thai: พัชรกิติยาภา นเรนทิราเทพยวดี, RTGS: Phatchara Kitiyapha Narenthira Thepphayawadi, also known as Princess Bha [1] or Patty, [2] born 7 December 1978) is a Thai princess and diplomat of Thailand, the first grandchild of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand, and the only one ...
Chulabhorn (Thai: จุฬาภรณ์; Thai pronunciation: [tɕù.lāː.pʰɔ̄ːn]; RTGS: Chulaphon; born 4 July 1957) is a princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, and the younger sister of King Vajiralongkorn.
A Thai political activist died in custody on Tuesday, the department of corrections said, and a legal aid group said she had been on a partial hunger strike during her pre-trial detention on ...
Khun Poom Jensen [Note 1] (Thai: พุ่ม เจนเซน; RTGS: Phum; Thai pronunciation:; 16 August 1983 – 26 December 2004), born Bhumi Jensen (also spelled Poomi Jensen, [1] [2] [3] Thai: ภูมิ เจนเซน; RTGS: Phumi; Thai pronunciation:), was a grandson of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, after whom he was named.
The estranged son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn visited a daycare center for underprivileged children in Bangkok on Tuesday following a surprise return to the country after 27 years of ...