Galyani Vadhana
Princess Galyani Vadhana, Princess of Narathiwat ( Thai: กัลยา ณิ วัฒนา, RTGS: Kanlayani Watthana, pronunciation: [ kanláʔja ː níʔ Watt ʰ áʔna ː ]; born May 6, 1923 in London, † January 2, 2008 in Bangkok ), was a member of the Thai royal family and the only sister of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX. ). Your formal name and title was Somdet Phra Chao Phinang Thoe Chao Fa Galyani Vadhana Kromma Luang Narathiwat Ratchanakharin ( สมเด็จ พระเจ้า พี่ นาง เธอ เจ้าฟ้า กัลยา ณิ วัฒนา กรม หลวง นราธิวาส ราช นครินทร์, pronunciation: [ Somdet p ʰ ráʔt͡ɕâw p ʰ î ː na ː nt ʰ ɤ ː t͡ɕâwfá ː kanláʔja ː níʔ Watt ʰ áʔna ː krommáʔlŭaŋ náʔra ː t ʰ íʔwâ ː t râ ː tt͡ɕ ʰ áʔnáʔk ʰ áʔrin ], about: Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana ).
Biography
During the Second World War, the princess Colonel Aram Rattanakun Seri Roeng - rit married ( Thai: พัน เอก อร่าม รัตน กุล เสรี เริง ฤทธิ์ ), the Thai military attaché in Switzerland. They were parents of a daughter, Thanpuying Dhasanawalaya Sornsongkram ( Thai: ท่านผู้หญิง ทัศนา วลัย ศร สงคราม ). In 1950 the couple divorced. The princess was in 1969 in a second marriage with Prince Varananda Dhavaj ( Thai: พระ วร วงศ์ เธอ พระองค์เจ้า ว รา นนท์ ธวัช ) married, who died in 1990.
Under the supervision of the princess projects in the fields of arts and sports were promoted. The princess was patron of various foundations for classical music. Since she spent her studies in Switzerland she spoke fluent German and French. She wrote books and poems and translated some French books in the Thai language.
In June 2007 the Princess was taken to Siriraj hospital, where her cancer was diagnosed. In October, the doctors reported that they had suffered an infarction in the left hemisphere. She died on January 2 at 2.54 clock in Siriraj Hospital. For the entire palace, all the staff of the court and all public servants a hundred -day period of mourning was ordered by King Bhumibol Adulyadej from the date of death. The flags on all public buildings were set for two weeks at half mast. The Interior Ministry asked all Vergnügungstätten to adjust their program for 15 days.
Funeral
It is estimated that the celebrations for the cremation of Princess Galyani have cost 300 million baht (about six million euros ). It was the first state funeral since the death of Srinagarindra, the mother of King Bhumibol, which took place in 1996. During the 62- year reign of King Bhumibol a Staastsbegräbnis has been organized four times.
The crematorium is a 40 meter high building in traditional Thai style, which is reminiscent of Mount Meru, the axis of the world. It was constructed on the Sanam Luang during the last seven months, with numerous pavilions and decorated with flowers, garlands and statues of mythological beings. After the celebrations, all buildings will be demolished.
The ceremonies for the funeral of Princess gave a rare insight into the traditions of the House of Chakri, which date from the time of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, whose origins, however, are to be found about 1,000 years ago in Hindu India, as kings nor reincarnations or descendants of deities were held.
The official funeral celebrations began on Friday, 14 November 2008 at the Grand Palace in Bangkok and ended on 19 November 2008, after the ashes of Princess Galyani were buried in Wat Ratchabopit near the palace in the royal tomb.
On Saturday, the mortal remains of the princess of the throne hall Phra Maha Prasat Thinang Dusit were accompanied in the Grand Palace, where she was laid out since her death, in three large processions to the crematorium on the Sanam Luang. In the first procession brought 668 soldiers the urn of sandalwood from a side entrance of the Grand Palace Thanon Sanam Chai to ( Sanam Chai Road ). There, the urn was reburied on a golden, historic ceremony carriage which carries the name of Phra Maha Phichai Ratcharot and weighs about 14 tons. The car was then accompanied in the second procession of a total of 2746 soldiers, musicians, drummers, faceplates and Brahmins to Sanam Luang. The last procession 373 men brought the urn from the edge of Sanam Luang after a three-time ceremonial circumnavigation up in the Royal Crematorium.
- The various military departments in the processions
The Royal Guard
The Royal Guard
The Royal Guard
To 22 clock began the actual cremation. King Bhumibol along with Queen Sirikit first donated saffron robes to 30 monks who chanted Buddhist sutras during the recent celebrations. From the Royal Pavilion of them presided over the ceremony, which were carried out by Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the crematorium while monks chanted sutras ten. At the same time, similar celebrations were held throughout the country, which were often held in the royal temples. Here, thousands of flowers were burned from fragrant sandalwood symbolic.
On Sunday, November 16, 2008 the golden urn filled with ashes and the relics of the Royal chaired by the King and Queen of the Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn. In another procession followed by the urn, accompanied by 822 soldiers, musicians and brahmins was accompanied by the crematorium in the Grand Palace. Dusit Maha Prasat in the Throne Hall it is laid out again on a throne.
In the following days, several secular and religious ceremonies are held in the Throne Hall before the Golden Urn in the afternoon of November 19 was brought in procession to Wat Maha Ratchabophit Sathit Simaram. King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit bury the urn then the local Royal Cemetery in Rangsi - Vadhana Mausoleum.