Mourners camp out to get up close to royal cremation procession

October 24, 2017 10:22 PM

BANGKOK – When Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej died in October last year (2016), Ms Supitta Tolumthanapisarn was among the grieving masses who lined the streets of Bangkok as the authorities transferred his body from Siriraj Hospital to the Grand Palace.

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