தாய்லாந்து இளவரசி கல்யாணி வதனா-வின் மறைவுக்கு அஞ்சலி

தாய்லாந்து இளவரசி கல்யாணி வதனா அவர்கள் ஸ்ரீராஜ் மருத்துவமனையில் காலமானார்.

இவர் தாய்லாந்து அரசர் அதுல்யதேஜ் அவர்களின் அக்கா ஆவார்.

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Thailand mourns Princess Galyani
www.chinaview.cn 2008-01-02 20:11:52 Print
BANGKOK, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Cabinet on Wednesday requested cooperation of government agencies and entertainment venues to suspend merry making activities for 15 days to mourn for Princess Galyani Vadhana, in her 84, who passed away early morning.

Following the Royal Household Bureau's announcement that the princess passed away at the Siriraj Hospital at 2:54 a.m. Wednesday (1954 GMT, Tuesday), the PM's Office announced the 15-day mourning period.


File photo of Thailand's late Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The princess died at Bangkok's Siriraj hospital Jan. 2 after six months in the hospital battling cancer. (Xinhua/RAFP Photo)
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PM's Office Minister Dhipavadee Meksawan instructed state-run television stations to air programs in honor of the princess and the government has formed a national committee in charge of the funeral arrangements, led by the prime minister Surayud Chulanont.

Royal Family members, court officials and cabinet members will observe the black dress code for 100 days, Dhipavadee said, addingthe Cabinet also sought cooperation from the public to wear black dress for 15 days. All government offices and schools will also lower flags at half mast in the same period.

The King Bhumibol Adulyadej had granted permission of the traditional bathing rite for the public for Princess Galyani at Saha Thai Samakhom Pavilion, Grand Palace.

At 3 p.m. (0800 GMT) on Wednesday, the funeral procession of the body of the princess arrived the Royal Palace from the Siriraj Hospital. Thousands of people lined up the streets for the procession.

Meanwhile, all political parties announced suspending political activities. The Chart Thai Party's important news conference of attending the People Power Party coalition to form new government, which scheduled on late Wednesday, was cancelled.

The People Power Party, which won the most seats of the parliament during last month's general election, also cancelled its meeting of party executives on Wednesday to mourn for Princess Galyani.

"People Power has suspended its activities, including talks on the coalition formation, in light of the sorrowful atmosphere," party spokesman Kuthep Saikrajang said.


Two women weep while holding a portrait of late Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Bangkok's Siriraj hospital Jan. 2, 2008. (Xinhua/RAFP Photo)
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Princess Galyani's overall condition had worsened Tuesday with increasingly labored breathing and failing kidney functions, according to the Royal Household Bureau's 38th statement issued late in the day.

In addition to treatment for renal failure, the 84-year-old princess had been receiving treatment for abdominal cancer at Siriraj Hospital since June 15, 2007.

Princess Galyani Vadhana, who was born on May 6, 1923, in Edinburgh, was the elder sister to Ananda Mahidol and Bhumiphol Adulyadej, both of whom became kings. Graduating in science and chemistry from the University of Lausanne, she was knowledgeable in the arts, languages, and history, and taught French language, literature and history in Bangkok's Chulalongkorn and Thammasat universities.

The princess was heavily involved in projects under her royal patronage, especially traditional Thai arts, education, sports and social welfare. She traveled widely within Thailand and overseas to represent the royal family and her country on missions and was a focus of affection of the Thai people. She had visited China for six times.