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Published on January 19, 2008

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Andrew and Princess Alexandra of the United Kingdom graciously sent condolences to Thailand, said Thani Thongphakdi, deputy director-general of the Foreign Ministry's Information Department.

President of the Gaddafi Foundation for Development, Dr Saif al-Islam al-Gadhafi and the chairmen of the Czech Republic's upper and lower houses, Miloslav Vlcek and Premysl Sobotka, all sent messages.

The embassies of Benin and the Ivory Coast in Beijing passed messages through the Thailand mission there.

Thani said the mission in London had received messages from the embassies of the Vatican, Ecuador, Yemen, Andorra, Paraguay and Uganda.

The Seychelles honorary consul general in Thailand, Charchai Karnasuta, yesterday laid a wreath for the Princess at the Dusit Maha Prasart Throne Hall of the Grand Palace, where crowds continued to pay their respects.

Eight monks recited abhidharma yesterday morning and were given offerings of food by HSH Mongkolchalerm Yugala.

Groups of schoolchildren and officials entered to pay respects from 7.40am.

Among them were scholarship recipients of the Fund for Classical Music Promotion under the patronage of the Princess, We Love Thailand foundation president General Mongkol Ampornpisit, Chanthaburi's Sarididet School and Bangkok's Phra Tumnuk Suankularb School.

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand governor Sombat Sarntijaree led executives in paying respects, explaining that its officials would be in mourning for 100 days.

The Nation