Thailand: King Bhumibol - Fifty Years As Monarch

Record ID: 742

  • Title: Thailand: King Bhumibol - Fifty Years As Monarch
  • Date: 5th May 1950
  • Summary: King Bhumibol, one of the longest reigning monarchs in the world, celebrated fifty years on the throne on June 9. The king was flanked by his wife, Queen Sirikit, and heir Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, 44. Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa gave an address of thanksgiving as government colleagues, four former prime ministers and hundreds of government and palace officials looked on. Meanwhile the gates of Klong Prem prison in northern Bangkok swung open and beaming prisoners stepped out to freedom. Corrections department officials said some 30,000 convicted criminals were to be freed under the royal pardon. Plus file footage of King Bhumibol's coronation.
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  • Location: THAILAND BANGKOK
  • Reuters ID: LDL000ZA969S7
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