Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned Saturday as ruler of one of the world’s most enduring monarchies in solemn, elaborate ceremonies that sought to unite a fractured nation under gilded pageantry and centuries-old ritual.
Thailand's royal palace released this image taken from a video of the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Queen Suthida is at right.
Its purpose was clear: To reassert the monarchy as the guiding force of Thai public life at a time of deep political and social divisions. On Saturday, for a few hours, both sides of the political divide were together under the same red-painted ceiling at the palace. The rites broadcast nationwide began shortly before 10 a.m. when Vajiralongkorn, riding in the back of a pale yellow vintage limousine bearing the license plate number one, arrived at the Grand Palace, perched on a bend of the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok.
Changing into a white toga-style garment with gold trim and plush white slippers, the king walked into a courtyard and sat under a white pavilion, where he was doused with water from a canopied shower head in what was called a “purification bath.” Sitting under the nine-tiered umbrella, his polished black shoes resting on a golden footstool, Vajiralongkorn was formally crowned by a priest kneeling before him. The priest handed the king the crown — created in the late 18th century at the start of the Chakri dynasty and inspired by European royalty — and the other royal paraphernalia.The king then placed a yellow sash around the queen, who lay on the floor before him — just as she had done during theirdays earlier.
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