The coronation of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn is the country's first coronation in seven decades.
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn took up his crown, which weighs 16 lbs.The coronation of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn took place on Saturday, the country's first coronation in seven decades.
The king was joined by new Queen Suthida after a surprise announcement three days before the coronation that the thrice-divorced monarch had married for a fourth time.The King of Thailand married his bodyguard in a lavish surprise ceremony where he poured sacred water on her headThe high-reaching crown, which weighs 7.3 kg symbolizes the summit of Mount Meru, the Hindu god Indra's heavenly abode, and its weight represents the monarch's royal burden.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn also granted Queen Suthida, a former Thai Airways flight attendant and head of his personal bodyguard regiment, her full royal title.Thai TV/Pool via REUTERS
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