Thai citizens have been asked by the government to wear yellow today to remember the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (or Rama IX) who died in 2016. Yellow is the traditional colour that represents the monarch in Thailand.
The government has also requested that private companies and state agencies set up altars and offer garlands in his memory until 22 October.
Four years since his death will…
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been granted full, personal ownership of royal assets thought to be worth at least $30bn (£22bn) due to a recent change in the law.
Until last year’s law change granting King Maha Vajiralongkorn ownership of royal assets, the…
The royals who are expected to attend the royal cremation of the late King of Thailand revealed
20th October 2017
Several of the royal houses across the globe will send representatives to the royal cremation ceremony of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (or Rama IX).
It was confirmed earlier this month that Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium would attend the cremation ceremony on 26…
It has been confirmed that His Imperial Highness, Prince Akishino of Japan and his wife Princess Kiko will be attending the funerary ceremonies of the late King of Thailand, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, due to be held from the 26 October. There they will represent Japan as Thailand and the extended global community pay their last respects to Thailand’s longest reigning monarch, and the…
The Bangkok Post has released details for the five day funeral of Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the ceremony will take place at the end of December from the 25-29, 2017.
The death of the late monarch did not…
Funeral pyre for late King Bhumibol Adulyadej to be ready in September 2017
23rd November 2016
The funeral pyre for the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej is expected to be ready before or during the month of September 2017. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was also called King Rama IX, died on 13 October after many years of ill health. He was 88-years-old.
The Thai…
While Her Majesty The Queen record reign is certainly impressive, the King of Thailand celebrated 70 years on the throne just this week. King Bhumibol Adulyadej is currently the world’s longest reigning living monarch. Celebrations began in Bangkok with a religious ceremony led by 770 Buddhist monks. The King is revered by the Thai people, who see him as a stabilising figure during the years…
After days of speculation surrounding his health, the Royal Household Bureau in Thailand has announced that King Bhumibol Adulyadej is being treated for swollen lung and knees.
A statement released on Saturday said that the 88-year-old monarch developed a fever, accompanied…
The world’s longest-reigning monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, is suffering from ever declining health and is in even more of a worse state, according to a notice sent out from the royal palace.
A vaguely worded health report sent out from Thailand’s royal palace…
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has experienced a hard ten months of medical problems. The world’s longest reigning monarch was treated for hydrocephalus, or water on the brain and a chest infection. Hydrocephalus occurs when there is a build-up of the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain.
Boston Mayor John F. Collins and Mary Collins with Queen Sirikit and King Bhumibol…
