Joy as His Majesty is 84 today

The King to arise at Chakri Head Hall at 10.30am - Hundreds of bags of well-wishers to band streets - Kingdom unites for seven canicule of celebrations

After two months of an constant flood adversity which afflicted about 5 actor people, all Thais will rejoice today and bless His Majesty the King's 84th birthday.

Alight in the darkness 

A large boat adorned with His Majesty the King’s portrait, giant lotus lanterns and lighting decorations is lit up in the middle of the Chao Phraya River in Pathum Thani province. Launched by the local administration as part of the King’s birthday celebrations, the boat also serves as a stage forkhon performances and visitors are allowed on board to take pictures. PONGPATWONGYALA

Hundreds of bags of well-wishers are accepted to assemble at Siriraj Hospital, Sanam Luang and the Grand Alcazar to actualization their adulation and account for the King. Today His Majesty will biking from Siriraj Hospital to the Grand Alcazar and arise at the balustrade of Chakri Head Hall at 10.30am to accost his subjects.

This year, Dec 5 is even added advantageous as it aswell marks the seventh-cycle commemoration of His Majesty.

The autocrat has rarely fabricated accessible appearances afterward his acceptance to Siriraj Hospital due to fever, fatigue and absent of appetence on Sept 19, 2009.

Despite his ailments, the King has never chock-full alive over the accomplished two years. He accepted audiences to accompaniment admiral to accord admonition on abounding issues, abnormally baptize management.

When the flood adversity addled the axial ambit two months ago, His Majesty carefully monitored the bearings every day.

Earlier endure month, the King suffered a abdomen drain which doctors doubtable was acquired by the accent of continuously afterward the flood news.

On Nov 19, aristocratic physicians appear that His Majesty was diagnosed with deepening of the diverticulum of the ample intestine, a accepted action a allotment of the elderly.

The King's altogether actualization today will not alone accommodate a healing force for his capacity in these harder times of flooding, but aswell affluence the people's affair over his health.

Many streets in the capital as lit up, particularly in the Rattanakosin Island and Ratchadamnoen (above) areas.

The government is organising a week-long anniversary for this advantageous break active until Friday.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said bygone that she would burden from talking backroom during this aeon as the nation celebrates.

The red and chicken camps will aswell append their accepted political activities and accompany the civic celebration. Over 1,000 red shirts, led by United Foreground for Democracy adjoin Dictatorship baton Kwanchai Praipana, will biking from Udon Thani to accompany the celebrations at Sanam Luang today, while the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy will alter their political talkshow on the ASTV approach with documentaries to advance aristocratic projects.

Celebrations for His Majesty the King's birthday, which aswell marks Father's Day, begins with a clandestine angelic baptize commemoration at 7am at the Grand Palace.

At 10am, the King will abandon from Siriraj Hospital to the celebrated Chakri Head Hall.

Although His Majesty's adventure will be advertisement live, hundreds of bags of well-wishers are accepted to about-face out to accost the King forth the way, on anchorage that accept been busy with civic and aristocratic flags.

Large screens will be installed at abounding places forth the avenue from the hospital to Wiset Chaisi Gate abreast Sanam Luang to acquiesce humans to bigger beam their admired monarch.

Around 8,000 honorary guests of the accompaniment as able-bodied as 10,000 associates of the accessible and 480 aristocratic guards will delay in foreground of the Chakri Head Hall for the King's actualization on the balcony.

At 7.19pm, Ms Yingluck will administer over a candle-lit commemoration at Sanam Luang to adjure for His Majesty's constancy and happiness.

Private and accessible breadth offices will aswell abutting armament to organise a advanced array of projects and activities throughout the Kingdom to accurate their acknowledgment for His Majesty's active adherence to convalescent people's active altitude throughout his reign.

On Saturday, the Office of the Aristocratic Household and the government launched a 3D across-the-board multimedia presentation alleged the Illusion Reside Bank on a 200m amplitude of the Grand Palace's bank on Na Phra Lan Road.

The 20-minute actualization is about the accord and abundance of the Kingdom beneath His Majesty's reign. Traditional khon dancing involving over 150 performers will aswell be captivated reside on date at Sanam Luang for 90 account every day throughout the week-long celebrations, said Rattanawut Watcharothai, administrator of accessible relations and promotions at the Office of the Aristocratic Household.

As allotment of the celebrations, humans will aswell be accustomed for the aboriginal time to adore the majesty of the Grand Alcazar at night.

Visitors will be able access the close breadth of the alcazar and yield photos from today until Friday from 7pm to midnight.

World honours our King

Many of the world's arresting abstracts and royals accept beatific their best wishes to His Majesty the King on his 84th altogether today.

In a altogether message, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wrote: "It gives me abundant amusement to action my warmest congratulations to Your Majesty as you bless the advantageous break of your 84th birthday."

The 85-year-old Queen Elizabeth, who has been on the head for 59 years, appear that she had been afterward the letters of the floods in Thailand with affair and would like to action condolences to His Majesty and to the Thai humans in this time of tragedy.

Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands aswell beatific a altogether bulletin to the King, adulatory for the abundance of His Majesty and of the Thai people. Pope Benedict XVI continued affable greetings to His Majesty, the aristocratic ancestors and to the Thai humans on the break of His Majesty's birthday.

"Aware of the adverse floods that accept afflicted your country, I assure Your Majesty of my adherence and that of the Catholic Church," the Pope said in the message.

Chinese President Hu Jintao conveyed his aboveboard congratulations and best wishes to the King and to all Thai humans on the advantageous break of His Majesty's birthday.

"As a acutely admired and admired King, Your Majesty has fabricated arresting contributions to bread-and-butter and amusing advance of Thailand as able-bodied as your people's abundance for a continued time," President Hu said in his message. "I ambition Your Majesty longevity, your country abundance and your humans happiness."

US President Barack Obama said he hoped this blissful break would advance healing and a boldness a allotment of Thais to clean as the country recovers from the floods.

The birthday celebrations for the monarch include this fabulous display of light at Wat Phra Kaew (The Grand Palace) near the river.

Source From Bangkok Post

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