A mourner holds a portrait of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej as another waits to pay respects to him outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, in Bangkok, Thailand, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Shops supplying portraits of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and royal memorabilia are scrambling to meet demand as mourners flock to buy pictures of the revered monarch days after his death.
King Bhumibol, the ninth king of Thailand's 234-year-old Chakri Dynasty, died on Thursday in Bangkok. The king was venerated as a pillar of stability and his death has plunged the country of 67 million into mourning.
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