13 October 2016
Passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
The passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, Rama IX, plunged the nation into profound grief and mourning.
Thais were weighed down with a deep sense of loss when a Royal Household Bureau announcement of the monarch’s passing was televised the evening of October 13. The King passed away at 3.52pm at Siriraj Hospital, where the late monarch had received medical treatment after years of suffering from declining health. The King was 88 and had been on the throne for more than 70 years—the world’s longest-reigning monarch at the time of his passing.
Having reigned since June 9, 1946, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great was regarded as a guiding light, a unifying figure, and the heart and soul of the nation, leaving behind a legacy which continues to inspire and motivate people.
A hard-working monarch, he worked with tireless and selfless devotion to help Thai people, initiating thousands of development projects modelled on his sufficiency economy principles and his “New Theory on Agriculture” approach to improve the livelihoods of the needy and the rural poor.
Shortly after King Bhumibol’s passing, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, named by the late King as his heir, asked to defer his proclamation as the new King as he wanted to join the nation in mourning the late King’s passing, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
On December 1, the Crown Prince accepted the invitation of the National Legislative Assembly president and acceded to the throne as the 10th King of the Chakri Dynasty.
13 October 2016
Passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
The passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, Rama IX, plunged the nation into profound grief and mourning.
Thais were weighed down with a deep sense of loss when a Royal Household Bureau announcement of the monarch’s passing was televised the evening of October 13. The King passed away at 3.52pm at Siriraj Hospital, where the late monarch had received medical treatment after years of suffering from declining health. The King was 88 and had been on the throne for more than 70 years—the world’s longest-reigning monarch at the time of his passing.
Having reigned since June 9, 1946, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great was regarded as a guiding light, a unifying figure, and the heart and soul of the nation, leaving behind a legacy which continues to inspire and motivate people.
A hard-working monarch, he worked with tireless and selfless devotion to help Thai people, initiating thousands of development projects modelled on his sufficiency economy principles and his “New Theory on Agriculture” approach to improve the livelihoods of the needy and the rural poor.
Shortly after King Bhumibol’s passing, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, named by the late King as his heir, asked to defer his proclamation as the new King as he wanted to join the nation in mourning the late King’s passing, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
On December 1, the Crown Prince accepted the invitation of the National Legislative Assembly president and acceded to the throne as the 10th King of the Chakri Dynasty.