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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.
The King's diary records that boatmen dived into the water, pulled the queen and her daughter from the entangling curtains, and carried them to another boat, where attendants worked in vain to resuscitate them. [1] Her royal cremation ceremony was held together with her mother's at Sanam Luang, presided over by King Chulalongkorn.
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 ...
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 ...
Thailand pays tribute to the country's former monarch King Bhumibol Adulyadej who died aged 88 three years ago on October 13, 2016. Footage shows government and military officials in Pattaya ...
King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the world's longest-reigning monarch, credited with restoring the influence of Thailand's royalty during 70 years on the throne. Thailand's King Bhumibol, world's ...
She was a daughter and fiftieth child of Siamese King Mongkut (Rama IV) and Princess Consort Piam. [3] She was the half-sister and first wife of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Siam (now Thailand). [3] The king's other two wives were her younger sisters, Their Majesty Queen Savang Vadhana and Queen Saovabha Phongsri. [3]
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.