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Newly-crowned Thai king carried in elaborate royal procession

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn was carried through the streets of Bangkok in a royal procession. [AFP]

Thailand's newly-crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn was carried by soldiers on a gilded palanquin through the streets of Bangkok Sunday, in front of crowds who craned to witness the historic event.

The king, Rama X of the Chakri dynasty, wore a bejewelled robe and broad-brimmed hat with a feather on the second of three days of pageantry and royal splendour.

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