Long Holiday Weekend for HM Queen’s Birthday
Today is the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit which is an occasion marked by a public holiday in Thailand. The Queen’s birthday is always a national holiday, but tomorrow (Friday) has also been designated as an additional public holiday enabling many Thai people to enjoy a long weekend. Her Majesty is 78 today.
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Thai King Commemorates Coronation Day
Yesterday was a public holiday in Thailand to mark Coronation Day. King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit presided over a Buddhist ceremony at the Grand Palace in Bangkok and also paid homage to their ancestors. It was a rare public appearance for Thailand’s monarch who was admitted to hospital last September. Thousands of well-wishers wearing [...]
Thai King Makes Full Recovery from Illness
The Royal Household Bureau have announced that Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has made a full recovery from his recent illness, but will remain in hospital to aid his recuperation.
The Thai monarch was admitted to Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok in September suffering from a fever and a lung infection. Since that time, the king has [...]
Wearing Pink for the King
This weekend sees the culmination of festivities for the King of Thailand’s 82nd birthday. The celebrations have been extended and have given the Thai people the opportunity to pay their respects to the king. Many Thai people have been wearing pink shirts because pink has become a colour associated with His Majesty’s good health. Tens [...]
Thailand’s King Calls for Unity
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has granted a royal audience at the Grand Palace on the occasion of his 82nd birthday. Today was only the third public appearance the Thai king has made since he was admitted to hospital in September. Tens of thousands of well-wishers in Bangkok lined the streets as the king’s motorcade left [...]
Thai King Postpones Birthday Speech
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has ordered the postponement of some of the official events scheduled for this week in honour of his birthday. Amongst the events postponed are the Trooping of the Colour and the king’s birthday speech. However, not all official functions have been postponed and the king’s son, HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, [...]
Thai King Makes Public Appearance
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has made his first public appearance since he was admitted to hospital in Bangkok a month ago. Thai television has shown footage of the 81-year-old Thai king paying respects to his family on the occasion of Chulalongkorn Day. Every year on October 23, Thailand commemorates one of its most revered monarchs, [...]
