The four-mile route was lined with crowds clad in yellow, the color associated with the king.
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn is carried by royal guards on a palanquin during his coronation on Sunday in Bangkok. By Emily Tamkin Emily Tamkin Reporter covering foreign affairs Email Bio Follow May 5 at 10:27 AM As part of his three-day coronation, Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn was carried through Bangkok in a royal procession on Sunday.
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's palanquin was carried by 16 men during his procession. His father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, died in 2016; Vajiralongkorn’s coronation was originally held off because of the official mourning period, though no reason was given for the extended delay. The king's procession involved more than 1,300 personnel. Vajiralongkorn’s four-mile procession was intended to pay homage at three Buddhist temples and gave him an opportunity see his subjects, who came out in yellow, the color associated with the king.
The new king, who is now Rama X, the 10th king of the Chakri dynasty, was educated in Britain and Australia. He became the official heir to the throne in 1972 — and the world’s richest monarch in 2018 when he signed the family’s $30 billion fortune over to himself.Queen Suthida watches as King Maha Vajiralongkorn offers food to a monk during his coronation. He was joined by Queen Suthida, a former flight attendant whom Vajiralongkorn brought on as his bodyguard and made a full general.
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