In photos: Thailand crowns its new King
of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, more than two years after he ascended the throne, following the death of his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej.will be presented with a gold 7.3-kilogram crown, circle parts of Bangkok via a royal palanquin and will undergo a royal purification ceremony using sacred water gathered from Thailand's 76 provinces.
Thai well-wishers hold portraits of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn outside the Grand Palace on May 5.Gemunu Amarasinghe/APLillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images In this image taken from Thai TV, King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida attend a coronation ceremony that includes bestowing of the royal title and ranks to royals at the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Sunday.Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP
Thai Royal Guards march along a street near the Grand Palace during the coronation of the Thai King on Saturday, May 4.The chief brahmin prays before Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun after all royal regalia items have been presented to him during his coronation ceremony at the Grand Palace in Bangkok on May 4.Thai officials stand outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok on May 4.
A tablet displaying King Maha Vajiralongkorn undergoing a royal purification ritual is seen as a Buddhist monk prays during the King's coronation on Saturday.King Maha Vajiralongkorn waves to onlookers as he arrives at the Grand Palace for his coronation.Thai officials take their places on the roads near the Grand Palace before the arrival of the King.A car carrying King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida makes its way to the Grand Palace.
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