Hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners queue to pay their respects to the late Thai king

Record ID: 83902

  • Title: Hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners queue to pay their respects to the late Thai king
  • Date: 24th October 2016
  • Summary: BANGKOK, THAILAND (OCTOBER 24, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF GRAND PALACE PEOPLE WALKING VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH SECURITY CHECKS VARIOUS OF PEOPLE QUEUING AT SANAM LUANG GROUND NEAR GRAND PALACE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE LAYING FLOWERS AND PAYING RESPECT TO KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ'S PORTRAIT PEOPLE WAITING IN TENT IN FRONT OF GRAND PALACE ENTRANCE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SITTING INSIDE TENT (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) BANGKOK RESIDENT, NARUEMON PONGSA, 42, SAYING: "It's all similar for all Thais, even though we were not close to him but we know that he has dedicated his life to the Thai people." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SITTING ON SIDEWALK NEAR GRAND PALACE MAN SITTING WITH KING BHUMIBOL'S PORTRAIT ON HIS LAP
  • Embargoed: 8th November 2016 03:43
  • Keywords: king mourners Grand Palace respects king Bhumibol Adulyadej
  • Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • City: BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Country: Thailand
  • Reuters ID: LVA00155D5FT1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners continued to flock to the Grand Palace on Monday (October 24) the last day of a long weekend, to pay their respects to Thailand's late king.
    Many people who had lined up since dawn to get into the grand palace said they were determined to pay their last respects to King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
    "It's all similar for all Thais, even though we were not close to him but we know that he has dedicated his life for the Thai people," said 42-year-old Naruemon Pongsa.
    The government has declared a year of mourning for the 88-year old king, who was seen as a father figure for generations of people, and, though a constitutional monarch, a calming influence over the country's often turbulent politics.
    Since the king died, people from across Thailand have flocked to the gilded Grand Palace to pay homage to the only king most of them have ever known, who is lying in state there.
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