Year-long funeral starts for Thailand's former queen Sirikit
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Year-long funeral starts for Thailand's former queen Sirikit
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A year-long funeral has started for Thailand's former queen Sirikit who died at the age of 93 on Friday, Oct 24.
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The former queen's body will lie in state for one year before cremation.
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Citizens have been asked to dress in muted colours and curtail celebratory public events for 90 days.
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Sirikit had been out of the public eye since a stroke in 2012.
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For more than four decades, Sirikit frequently travelled with King Bhumibol Adulyadej to remote Thai villages, promoting development projects for the rural poor.
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She collaborated with French couturier Pierre Balmain on eye-catching outfits made from Thai silk and is credited with helping revitalise Thailand's silk industry.
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Sirikit was associated with the People's Alliance for Democracy, whose protests brought down governments led by or allied to Thaksin Shinawatra.
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She is survived by her son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, as well as three daughters.
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