More than 3,000 Navy personnel assembled in the shape of the number 10 on the deck of HTMS Chakri Naruebet sang in honour of His Majesty Rama X on Sunday morning.
Crowds line Sunday procession route hours in advance
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2019
Crowds of loyal citizens wearing yellow were again massing around the old precincts of Bangkok on Sunday morning, keen to have good views of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s seven-kilometre Royal Land Procession in the afternoon.
I shall continue, protect and reign with righteousness for the benefit of the people : His Majesty t
SATURDAY, MAY 04, 2019
After the crowning and investiture ceremony, His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn presents the First Royal Command. "I shall continue, protect and reign with righteousness for the benefit of the people."
The once-in-a-life-time spectacle that is His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s coronation – taking place from Saturday through Monday amid stirring, age-old traditions – is an historic event not to be missed. The formal coronation ceremony takes place on Saturday.
Religious ceremonies held to mark royal coronation
THURSDAY, MAY 02, 2019
JUST TWO days ahead of the historic coronation of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, many Thais decided to get ordained as Buddhist monks and attended special merit-making ceremonies in honour of the monarch.
Even before the monarch is handed the Royal Regalia, he is to be presented with an anointed plaque carrying his official name and a Royal Seal of State, by which he is bestowed full power as head of state