Prince a draw at flower show
People rushed to buy tickets for the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 exposition on November 24 after hearing about the planned visit of Bhutanese Crown Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck on the day.
Agriculture Department director-general Adisak Srisappakij yesterday said there had been a number of advance bookings for the date, which is a Friday. The numbers picked up rapidly once people learned of Prince Jigme's plans to visit the floral exposition in Chiang Mai on that day. About 30,000 tickets are on offer for each day.The 26-year-old prince has been popular in Thailand since he attended celebrations in June for the 60th anniversary of His Majesty the King's accession to the throne. Prince Jigme is scheduled to visit the garden of Bhutan exhibit, which occupies 500 square metres of the international garden at the floral show, Adisak said. He said there were about 1.2 million advance bookings altogether , with November 18 and 25 and December 1, 3, 4, 8 to 11, 16 and 31 all fully booked. The show is expected to draw more than 2 million visitors. The Nation
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