For his late father, King Bhumibol adulyadej, who died a year ago after seven decades on the throne. The funeral urn was blessed by monks at the grand palace in bangkok ahead of a series of elaborate processions to the royal crematorium. Andrew plant reports. A funeral procession on a scale rarely seen before. A chance for tens of thousands of thai people to say a final farewell to the only monarch most have ever lived under. The body of the former king, kept since his death in october last year in the throne hall of the royal palace. After ruling for 70 years, this is the beginning of a final journey, transported towards a spectacular golden crematorium representing heaven, taking over one year to build. Here, his body will be cremated. This procession will last much of the day. His body will be carried atop a huge wooden chariot pulled by 222 soldiers and led by his son, the new king, and members of the royal family circling the golden crematoriun three times. The death of the king,
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