A motorcade transporting the body of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej is pictured at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Buddhist monks on Friday chanted prayers over the remains of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the riverside Grand Palace in Bangkok, ahead of a traditional royal cremation that will need months to prepare.
The world's longest-reigning monarch, worshipped as a father figure during his 70-year reign, died on Thursday in a Bangkok hospital, where he had been treated for years for illnesses affecting his lungs, kidneys, brain and blood. He was 88.
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