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Nation weeps over His Majesty’s departure

Legacy Phuket GazetteThursday, October 13, 2016Last Updated: Thursday, October 13, 2016

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Nation weeps over His Majesty’s departure

PHUKET: His Majesty the King has passed away this afternoon, the Royal Household Bureau has now confirmed. The bureau said that His Majesty died at 3:52pm, at the age of 89.

His Majesty had been hospitalized for years.

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Legacy Phuket GazetteThursday, October 13, 2016Last Updated: Thursday, October 13, 2016

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