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The Grand Palace is bordered by Sanam Luang and Na Phra Lan Road to the north, Maharaj Road to the west, Sanam Chai Road to the east and Thai Wang Road to the south. Rather than being a single structure, the Grand Palace is made up of numerous buildings, halls, pavilions set around open lawns, gardens and courtyards.
Vajiralongkorn [c] (born 28 July 1952) is King of Thailand.He is the tenth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, styled as Rama X.. The only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sirikit, he was made crown prince by his father in 1972, at the age of 20.
The Grand Palace compound on the banks of the Chao Phraya river.The primary royal and ceremonial residence of the monarch and royal family of Thailand. Royal residences of the Chakri Dynasty in Thailand include the Grand Palace, nineteen royal palaces (Thai: พระราชวัง, RTGS: phra ratcha wang; official residences of the king and uparaja stipulated as such by royal decree) and ...
Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn. The coronation of Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) as king of Thailand took place on 4 May 2019 at the Grand Palace, Bangkok. [1] He ascended the throne at the age of 64 upon the death of his father, Bhumibol Adulyadej, on 13 October 2016, accepting the accession invitation by Prem Tinsulanonda, president of the Privy ...
Knight/Dame Grand Cordon, Special Class Knight/Dame Grand Cordon Knight/Dame Grand Officer Knight/Dame Commander Knight/Dame Officer Knight/Dame Gold Medal Silver Medal: Former grades: 4 until 1902, 6 until 1918: Statistics; First induction: 1869: Last induction: 23 March 2023: Precedence; Next (higher) Order of the White Elephant: Next (lower ...
Thai honours. King Maha Vajiralongkorn : Sovereign Grand Master of the Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn. Sovereign Grand Master of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri. Sovereign Grand Master of the Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems. Sovereign Grand Master of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao.
Along with the Order of the Crown of Thailand, it is regularly awarded to any government official for services rendered to Thailand for five years, making it Thailand's most-commonly awarded order. [ clarification needed ] [1] the order features the three-headed Airavata , the mount of Sakra , or a white elephant .
The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri. The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems. The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao. The Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit. The Honourable Order of Rama. The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant. The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand.