Many of Europe’s royals have dogs as pets. What has been quite unknown to most people, however, is that the Swedish King and the Danish Queen, also owns several elephan`s. Now one of the royal elephants has died. The elephant was the son of two elephants that were once given as a gift by another monarch.
The baby elephant, named Prince, died this week after a rapid illness. Prince, who…
Celebrations in Thailand take place for Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand's birthday
4th April 2018
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand celebrated her 63rd birthday on Monday, 2 April. To commemorate her birthday, Thailand has designated 2 April of each year as Thai Heritage Conservation Day.
In honour of her birthday, an exhibition has been…
Earlier this week, a group of Thai royalist gathered outside the British embassy in the Kingdom of Thailand to protest against the BBC. They demand that Thailand expel the BBC’s correspondent based in Thailand, Jonathan Head, following a recent report relating to the…
As Thailand gears up for the five-day-long cremation ceremony of the late King Bhumibol, the funeral procession is rehearsed with officials in ancient costumes and black tops. The rehearsal lasted around five hours, and crowds of mourners watched as the procession passed them by. Some held up portraits of the late King. Preparations took almost a year to complete.
For several months now, the late…
Thailand is about to run out of pictures of the recently deceased King Bhumibol. Many Thais want a picture of the King and this has simply resulted in that stores start to run out of pictures and frames.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2010. Photo: Government of Thailand (CC BY…
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, who is also known as King Rama IX, is in unstable condition, according to the palace in a statement released late Sunday. The King had been receiving hemodialysis treatment. King Bhumibol Adulyadej is widely revered and news on his…
