Two kilometre queue at Nakhon Ratchasima replica
Mourners formed a two-kilometre long queue to lay funeral flowers in tribute to the late King at a replica of the Royal Crematorium at Nakhon Ratchasima’s city hall on Thursday morning.
Officials expected that at least 100,000 people in that city alone would turn up to place flowers throughout the Royal Cremation Day/
Business people in the province, which calls itself the “gateway to the Northeast”, joined with various organisations to distribute free food and drinks to mourners via about 1,000 booths throughout the day.
Doungchan Aksornnarong, 77, said she did not feel any discomfort waiting in the hot weather as she was determined to pay last respects to her beloved monarch.
Panyanee Srisuramanee, 57, who came along with her wheelchair-bound husband, said they felt sorrow over the country’s great loss of King Rama IX and were determined to attend the tribute for the late monarch.
“I will keep him in my memory forever and try to always do good things,” said Panyanee.
