Grand entrance: The royal barge ceremony hails from river journeys of ancient Thai kings leading their battle flotillas into war. — Reuters
Bangkok: Thailand’s newly crowned king has postponed next week’s final event marking his historic coronation – a royal barge procession down Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river – by almost two months, a deputy premier announced.
The 52-barge procession was scheduled for Oct 24, and on Thursday Thai oarsmen donning hats and gold-flecked attires rowed down the Chao Phraya river for the first full-dress rehearsal.
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