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Collection of Royal Relics and Ashes

HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn represents His Majesty the King to preside over a ceremony to collect the royal relics and ashes of the late HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana Sunday. The Nation follows the historic event as it unfolds as following:



8:35 am: HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn arrives at Sanam Luang to preside over the rite to collect royal relics and ashes.

8:37am:  HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn arrives at the Royal Merit-Making Hall.

8:38 am: HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn comes up to the royal crematorium. The Crown Prince lights joss sticks and candles at the royal offerings to the royal relics.

8:40 am: The Crown Prince gives robes to six monks to make merit for the late Princess.

8:46 am: Officials on duty remove the cloth covering the royal relics and ashes. The Crown Prince sprinkles consecrated water over the royal relics and ashes. Officials present the cloth to cover the relics.

8:47 am: HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn takes up the royal relics and sprinkles aromatic water over them, before placing them in the lacquered and gilded royal urn, encrusted with diamonds.

8:50 am: Officials take the royal urn containing the royal relics from the royal crematorium to the Royal Merit-Making Pavilion. HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn follows the royal urn to the Royal Merit-Making Pavilion.

8:51 am: Officials take the royal urn containing the royal relics to be placed over a portable throne over a layered royal seat.

8:53 am: HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn lights joss sticks and candles before the the royal urn.

8:55 am: The crown Prince gives foods to six monks to make merit for the late Princess.

9:10 am: A procession of honor has been formed near the Royal Crematorium to transfer the royal relics and royal ashes into the Grand Palace.

9:25 am: Officials give special offerings to the first set of monks to make merit for the late Princess. All in all, 30 monks will take part in the merit making ceremony and chant prayers for the late Princess.

9:31 am: The first team of senior monks chant prayers as the Crown Prince pours water to make merit for the late Princess.

9:39 am: The procession of honour moves closer to the Royal Merit-Making Pavilion to wait for the royal urn.

9:49 am: The second team of monks comes to the Royal Merit-Making Pavilion again. The monks chant prayers for the late Princess as the Crown Prince pours water for the late princess.

9:57 am: The monks finish chanting and the Crown Prince gives them robes before they leave and pave way for the  new team to come into the Royal Merit-Making Pavilion.

Meanwhile, The procession of honour is ready, waiting for the royal urn.

10:05 am: HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn waits to join the procession of honour.

10:06 am: Officials bring the royal urn containing the royal relics and place it on the portable throne, upon the Royal Palanquin with Four Poles.

10:07 am: The royal ashes is transferred to the Royal Palanquin with Two Poles.

10:09 am: HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and other Royal Family members and royal servants join the procession.

10:10 am: The royal procession of honour starts heading to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.

10:27 am: The front of the procession reaches the back gate of Temple of the Emerald Buddha.

10:30 am: The procession of honor takes the royal relics and royal ashes into the Temple of the Emerald Buddha through the back gate.

10:34 am: HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn waits for the royal urn inside the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall.

10:39 am: The procession of honor then brings the royal urn containing the royal relics through Phiman Chaisi Gate and halts the Royal Palanquin with Four Poles at the mounting platform in front of Aphon Phimok Prasat Royal Hall.

10:41 am: The royal ashes are placed in Phra Si Rattana Chedi.

10:42 am: Officials bring the royal urn into Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall and put the royal urn upon the movable throne on a golden layered base.

10:43 am: After officials set up the royal urn containing the royal relics.

HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn lights joss sticks and candles at the royal offerings to the royal relics.

10:53 am: HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and other Royal Family depart.

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