Royal urn placed in Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall

The royal urn was placed at the Royal Crematorium in Sanam Luang after the royal cremation took place there on Monday.
HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn represented HM the King in joining the procession that carried the royal urn into the throne hall inside the compound of the Grand Palace.
Born on November 24, 1925, Princess Bejeratana passed away last July.
According to the assistant abbot of Wat Ratchabophit, the royal ceremony to place the ashes of the late Princess in Saovabha Praditsathan, a royalcemetery zone inside the royal temple, will be held on April 12.
Phra Phrommuni yesterday said pagodas and stupas around the royalcemetery zone had already been repainted. The Saovabha Praditsathan, in particular, has been neatly renovated.
“We will add some more decorations in the form of flowers. Most of the flowers will be redorange, the favourite hue of the princess,” the senior monk said.
Saovabha Praditsathan has enshrined the ashes of many highranking royal members including HM Queen Saovabha, who was married to King Rama V. She was the mother of King Rama VI as well as King Rama VII.
The current Thai monarch is King Rama IX.
Meanwhile, Fine Arts Department director general Soamsuda Leeyawanich yesterday said the exquisite Royal Crematorium in Sanam Luang would be open to members of the public between 9am and 7pm from today till April 17.
“After 7pm, we will turn on the light around the Royal Crematorium till 10pm. Visitors can then take pictures at night too,” she said.
She said her department would provide qualified guides to brief visitors about the royal crematorium.
Soamsuda said visitors should wear polite dress and follow officials’ instructions.