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PM Anutin confirms public events can continue during mourning period
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Thailand’s Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, confirmed that daily life and public activities, including concerts, sporting events and entertainment, can continue as normal during the mourning period following Princess Bajrakitiyabha’s passing .
Key facts
- The statement came after PM Anutin chaired a special Cabinet meeting at Government House this morning, June 12, following an official announcement from the Royal Household Bureau confirming the passing of Her Royal Highness Princess
- Thailand’s Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, confirmed that daily life and public activities, including concerts, sporting events and entertainment, can continue as normal during the mourning period following Princess Bajrakitiyabha’s
- The Cabinet also called on government agencies and state enterprises to lower national flags to half-mast and observe a 15-day mourning period starting today.
- The transfer of the royal coffin from Chulalongkorn Hospital to Phiman Rattaya Throne Hall in the Grand Palace is scheduled for tomorrow, June 13, at 3.30pm.
Summary
The statement came after PM Anutin chaired a special Cabinet meeting at Government House this morning, June 12, following an official announcement from the Royal Household Bureau confirming the passing of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the King’s eldest daughter.
Before the meeting began, Anutin led Cabinet members in a moment of silence in tribute to the Princess.