Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to succeed Thai King

By AFP

13 October 2016 | 12:41 pm

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will succeed his father, Thailand's junta chief said Thursday, following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej after a long battle with ill health.

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn (C) of Thailand inspecting the guard of honour upon his arrival in Canberra. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will succeed his father, Thailand's junta chief said on October 13, 2016, following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej after a long battle with ill health. / AFP PHOTO / NEWS LTD / JOHN FEDER / Austria OUT

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn (C) of Thailand inspecting the guard of honour upon his arrival in Canberra.<br />Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will succeed his father, Thailand’s junta chief said on October 13, 2016, following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej after a long battle with ill health. / AFP PHOTO / NEWS LTD / JOHN FEDER / Austria OUT

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will succeed his father, Thailand’s junta chief said Thursday, following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej after a long battle with ill health.

“The government will proceed with the succession. The government will inform the National Legislative Assembly that His Majesty the King appointed his heir on Dec 28, 1972,” Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha said in a statement broadcast on all Thai television channels.

The prime minister was referring to the date that Vajiralongkorn, 64, was made Crown Prince.

In the same address, Prayut said Thailand would hold a one-year mourning period while all entertainment functions must be “toned down” for 30 days.

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