thai king funeral live: mourners jam streets to say goodbye to father of the country thousands of people from all over thailand lined the streets of bangkok to accompany beloved â bhumibol adulyadej to his cremation pyre. one year after his death, the kings body was moved from the grand palace in a golden chariot pulled by more than 200 men to a nearby square for the funeral ceremony. a mourning woman clutching a picture of the king told the : it is very difficult to express in words. it mean he is really going away. we have been preparing for a year already and now today is the day. its very hard to accept..
Dusit Palace, people from all over the country travelled to for a lavish and elaborate ceremony, with black-clad mourners lining the streets of the capital ahead of a celebration lasting several days. hundreds of thousands have come to pay their respects to the world’s longest-reigning monarch, who was revered as a demigod and ruled for 70 years. thailand has been in mourning for a year for the man many thais called “fatherâ€, with radio and television stations playing songs dedicated to the monarch almost non-stop.â mourners slept overnight on thin plastic mats on pavements near the grand palace in the thai capital so they could get a good view of the procession. yesterday there were sombre scenes from the buddhist merit-making ceremony in the impressive golden throne hall of dusit palace.â king bhumibol inherited the crown in 1946 after his brother, king rama vii, died in a shooting accident.
he devoted several years to projects aimed at helping improve the lives of s poorest citizens, establishing schemes that continue to help citizens throughout the country. while public reverence for the departed king appears to be genuine, the thai royal palace’s public relations play a big part in boosting the positive perception of the monarch. the harsh lese-majeste laws mean any criticism of the monarchy can be punished with prison sentences of up to 15 years.
thai king funeral live: mourners jam streets to say goodbye to father of the country thousands of people from all over thailand lined the streets of bangkok to accompany beloved â bhumibol adulyadej to his cremation pyre. one year after his death, the kings body was moved from the grand palace in a golden chariot pulled by more than 200 men to a nearby square for the funeral ceremony. a mourning woman clutching a picture of the king told the : it is very difficult to express in words. it mean he is really going away. we have been preparing for a year already and now today is the day. its very hard to accept..
Dusit Palace, people from all over the country travelled to for a lavish and elaborate ceremony, with black-clad mourners lining the streets of the capital ahead of a celebration lasting several days. hundreds of thousands have come to pay their respects to the world’s longest-reigning monarch, who was revered as a demigod and ruled for 70 years. thailand has been in mourning for a year for the man many thais called “fatherâ€, with radio and television stations playing songs dedicated to the monarch almost non-stop.â mourners slept overnight on thin plastic mats on pavements near the grand palace in the thai capital so they could get a good view of the procession. yesterday there were sombre scenes from the buddhist merit-making ceremony in the impressive golden throne hall of dusit palace.â king bhumibol inherited the crown in 1946 after his brother, king rama vii, died in a shooting accident.
he devoted several years to projects aimed at helping improve the lives of s poorest citizens, establishing schemes that continue to help citizens throughout the country. while public reverence for the departed king appears to be genuine, the thai royal palace’s public relations play a big part in boosting the positive perception of the monarch. the harsh lese-majeste laws mean any criticism of the monarchy can be punished with prison sentences of up to 15 years.