BANGKOK: Thailand on Sunday began a year-long funeral ceremony for former Queen Sirikit, with thousands of royalists gathering to pay their respects as her remains were transported to the Grand Palace in Bangkok, where she will lie in state for one year before cremation. Queen Sirikit, mother of King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the late […]
Queen Sirikit
Thailand’s former Queen Sirikit dies at 93, nation enters mourning
BANGKOK – Thailand’s former Queen Sirikit, mother of the current King Maha Vajiralongkorn and wife of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, passed away on Friday at the age of 93, the royal palace announced. Her death marks the end of an era for many Thais, who revered her as the “Mother of the Nation.” The […]