Thread: Memory Lane (In my own language)

In November 1925, it was announced that King Wachirawut (Rama VI) fell ill. Princess Consort Suvadhana was at that time pregnant with his first ever child.

The King then announced his succession instructions: If Princess Suvadhana gave birth to a son, the throne would go to him. If not, the throne would pass to his surviving brother, Prachathipok, Prince of Sukhothai.

On the night of 25^th November, Princess Consort Suvadhana gave birth to a princess only two hours before the King's death (related article on page 13/318).

The King glimpsed his sole daughter for the first and only time before his demise on the 26^th November 1925.

The throne passed to his youngest brother, Prince Prajadhipok who sat on the throne as King Pok Klao or Rama VII.


(The King in the ‘king's koat (= royal urn)’ at Dusit Mahaprasat Throne Hall)


(At Sanam Luang, the King in the ‘king's koat’ was ushered circling anticlockwise around the royal pyre 3 times as according to one of the funeral’s cultures, Brahmanism)


(After lighting the fire to start the cremation of King Rama VI, King Rama VII with his Queen Consort descended down the stairs)

Note: These are computer colored photos


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(Shown between 1.14-2.45 is Chinese Buddhist monks performing Chinese funeral ritual. This ritual is called “kong teck”.

It is a ritual that is said to benefit the deceased. This ritual is to help the decease to prepare for his next phase of life. It is mainly the burning of paper replicas of items such as: beautiful (elaborate) paper home/palace, burnable cars, and etc. Those are built from bamboo strips and covered with colored paper and cuttings. There are also, (fake) valuable and important things such as jewelry, money and etc. to help the deceased start a new comfortable life that is waiting. Thus ‘kong teck’ is to bring auspiciousness to the deceased.

At 5.35 shows King Rama VII with his Queen Consort Rumpai Pannee

At 10.09 the King’s ashes in his royal urn was taken back to be kept inside the Grand Palace)