Newly crowned Thai king carried through Bangkok in royal processio n
Thailand's newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn takes part in a procession near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, May 5 2019. Picture: REUTERS/JORGE SILVA
King Vajiralongkorn was carried through the streets by 16 men bearing his gilded palanquin. The monarch was clad in gold-embroidered vestments and wearing the same black military-style hat that his father wore at his coronation 69 years ago. “I want to see the coronation for once in a lifetime because the last one when it happened I was still very young,” Samran Moryaidee, a 77-year-old man, said as he stood in the steamy heat.The Thai government, which is spending 1-billion baht on the coronation ceremonies, said crowds of at least 200,000 people were expected.
During the 18 months of his reign so far, King Vajiralongkorn has moved to consolidate the authority of the monarchy, including taking more direct control of the crown’s vast wealth with the help of Thailand’s military government.
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