In the procession was Piengpen Kanab, 64, originally from Khon Kaen, who came with four other friends from the Swedish city of Motala to attend the ceremony. Mr Kiattikhun led the thousands of Thais in a long procession to Riddarholmen Church, approximately 300 metres from the palace. Many clutched small Thai flags.Īt 11.55am, VIPs including Kiattikhun Chartprasert, the Thai ambassador to Sweden, walked out of the royal palace following the Swedish soldiers carrying King Bhumibol's coat of arms. Some held pictures of the late King, while others held banknotes. Thousands of Thais living in Sweden attended the event. Thai expatriate mourners in black mark the royal funeral ceremonies in a procession to the Riddarholmen church in Stockholm. After the ceremony, the late King's coat of arms was kept in the church. The event saw Royal Honour Guard troops take King Bhumibol's coat of arms from Stockholm Palace to the nearby Riddarholmen Church, the burial church of Swedish monarchs, at 11.55am local time.ĭuring the special ceremony, called Serafimerringningen, which ended at 1pm, the church's bells rang constantly. The ceremony, traditionally held when a Knight of the Order dies, took place Thursday in Stockholm while the royal cremation ceremony was being held in Bangkok. Thousands of black-clad Thais attended the ceremony. The order is the highest honour in Sweden. (Reuters photo)Ī ceremony was held in Stockholm on Thursday to honour the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who received the Knight of the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim on April 5, 1950. The Coat of Arms of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, as Knight of the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim, is carried in a procession to the Riddarholmen church in Stockholm on Thursday, followed by Thai and local mourners.
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