His Majesty the King on Saturday sent Privy Councillor General Surayud Chulanont to preside over the royally sponsored cremation of Lieutenant Commander Saman Gunan who died during the Tham Luang rescue operation.

HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn has had a kitchen set up at a forest park in Chiang Rai province to serve free food to officials trying to rescue 12 teenage football players and their assistant coach, who are missing since last Saturday after visiting the park’s Tham Luang Cave.