Kingdom of Thailand celebrates Coronation Day May 5

Photo courtesy of the Royal Household Bureau.

May 5 marks the 55th anniversary of the Coronation of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great.

The day is celebrated as a national holiday, and all government offices and commercial banks were closed.

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Thailand rejoices at the birth of a son to HRH the Crown Prince and Mom Srirasmi Mahidol

Proud father, HRH Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn holds his newborn son in the delivery room at Sriraj Hospital. The baby is healthy, and both parents are reportedly doing fine. Photo courtesy of the Royal Household Bureau.

Bangkok (AP-Staff Reporters) HRH Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and Mom Srirasmi Mahidol are now the proud parents of a baby boy born on April 29 at 6:35 p.m. at Sriraj Hospital in Bangkok. It is the couple’s first child.

The Royal household proclaimed that the baby was born through a Cesarean section. The newborn weighed in at 2680 grams and was 47 cm long at birth. The baby had an APGAR score of 8-9, which meant that he was in perfect health. (APGAR stands for Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, and Respiration, and is the first test given to a newborn.)

Doctors also announced that Mom Srirasmi was also in excellent condition.

“This is the greatest joy of Thai citizens,” Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in his weekly radio address Saturday.

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