King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the world's longest-reigning and the country's revered monarch. Bhumibol, a constitutional monarch with no formal political role, was widely regarded as Thailand's unifying figure.
In Photos: The Reign of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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The Thi royal family walks through the garden of their residence at Sunninghill, Berkshire, United Kingdom where they are staying during their private visit to Britain, July 27, 1966.
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej is carried on the shoulders of Royal guards during a parade in Bangkok Dec. 7, 1963. The parade climaxed one week-long celebration of the King's 36th birthday.
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej clad in sports shirt and slacks, swings into a hot chorus on the alto sax with his 13-piece jazz band, Nov. 13, 1962.
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Princess Ubol Ratana (diamond lotus) with her parents, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 24, and Queen Sirikit, 19, May 2, 1951. The Princess was born at Lausanne, Switzerland on April 6, eleven months after the marriage and coronation of her parents in Bangkok.
