Over 9 million have paid respects before Royal Urn
The Bureau of Royal Household on Sunday reported that 9,053,981 people had paid their respects before the Royal Urn of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Dusit Maha Prasart Throne Hall in the past 276 days.
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The beloved monarch passed away on October 13 last year.
During the same period, public donations towards merit-making for the late King totalled of Bt685,382,964.51.
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn has graciously instructed his royal guards to distribute meals, drinks and snacks to the mourners at the tent near the Grand Palace’s Wiman Thewet Gate from 7am to 6pm on Sunday. For breakfast at 7am, 1,500 packs of chicken porridge, 500 cartons of green tea/milk tea, 2,000 cartons of milk were handed out, while 2,000 boxes of teriyaki chicken over rice and 2,000 boxes of stir-fried noodle and 1,000 boxes of Thai desserts were prepared for lunchtime and, for dinner, 4,000 boxes of stir-fried sausages will be distributed. Drinking water is being provided all day, while 1,000 bags of glass jelly drink and 700 litres of herbal juice will be given with snacks at 2pm.
