US EditionFrom Fashionista to Caring Mother, Thailand Mourns Queen Sirikit
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Radio France Internationale
NotreTemps.comThe ceremony of tribute to Queen Sirikit, began this Sunday, October 26 in Bangkok. The mother of the current monarch died Friday at the age of 93, victim of septicemia. In the country, kings and queens are perceived as semi-divinities and highly respected. This Sunday, thousands of Thais gathered along a 10-kilometre procession in the center of Bangkok to finish in front of the Grand Royal Palace where our correspondent went.
Thailand united in the funeral procession for Queen Sirikit. A country honors its 'mother of the nation with moving ceremonies.
Nation In Mourning: Thailand Honours Queen Sirikit With Year-Long Farewell
Thousands of grieving Thai royalists lined the streets of Bangkok on Sunday, saluting a procession bringing former queen Sirikit's body to lie in state for a year-long funeral at the capital's Grand Palace.
The Kingdom of Thailand adorns itself in black and gold to honor the memory of Queen Mother Sirikit, emblematic and venerated figure, died Friday at 93 years of age Thais wear dark clothes
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayYear-long funeral for Thailand’s former Queen Sirikit begins in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Oct 26 — The year-long funeral ceremony of Thailand’s former Queen Sirikit started Sunday, with grieving royalists set to salute the procession bringing her remains to lie in state at Bangkok’s Grand Palace.The royal family is venerated in Thailand, treated by many as semi-divine figures and lavished with glowing media coverage and gold-adorned portraits hanging in public spaces and private homes nationwide.Former Queen Sirikit, the mot…
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