Buddhist monks walk outside Wat Benchamabophit or Marble Temple to collect alms next to a portrait of King Maha Vajiralongkorn a day before King's coronation in Bangkok, Thailand May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn conducted final rituals on Friday in preparation for three days of ceremonies for his elaborate coronation, which will also be marked by the pardoning and release from jail of some prisoners.
The coronation, which takes place from Saturday to Monday, will be the first the country has seen in 69 years, since his father, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was crowned in 1950.
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