Thailand begins royal cremation for late King Bhumibol Adulyadej

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[QUOTE]Mourners in Thailand are marking the main part of the five-day funeral ceremony for the country's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

The late king will be cremated later on Thursday, in a royal pyre to be lit by his son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
The funeral officially started on Wednesday with a merit-making ceremony, a Buddhist rite, in the Grand Palace.
Many buildings in Bangkok's old quarter are draped in yellow marigolds, and huge crowds are already lining the streets ahead of the funeral procession.
The elaborate ceremony is estimated to have drawn as many as 250,000 people from across Thailand.
Many of the mourners arrived at the capital days ago, and waited in the streets overnight for the procession, clutching portraits of the late king.

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[Snakess]

I was there last November just after he died, it's incredible how much they cared for him and mourned like he was direct family.

The streets were basically like this while I was there

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[GameWalrus]

They really liked him. I hear his son isn't as benevolent?