On October 26, local time, after the body of the deceased king-daughter Poe Rigi was recovered from the Zhulalong Gong Hospital, the huge royal funeral officially began in the Grand Palace.

According to reports, the funeral of Sirikit, who died at the age of 93, is one of the biggest royal funerals in modern Thai history. It follows the Buddhist tradition and the etiquette of Rama Dynasty, and the process combines Buddhist merits, royal cremation and national commemoration. The scale is comparable to the funeral of Rama IX, which cost 1 billion baht at that time and lasted for one year.

Sirikit's body is placed in a golden coffin, dedicated to the Lushi Hall in the Grand Palace. Members of the royal family such as King Rama X Maha vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida of Thailand will light incense and sprinkle holy water every day before the body is cremated to pay tribute.

The 73-year-old king of Thailand and the 47-year-old queen sat in golden armchairs after burning incense, looking a little sad. After all, one lost her mother, and the other lost her mother-in-law who was willing to support her.

It is reported that Sutida, who was married by King Ming Media of Thailand, is obviously more appreciated by Sirikit, although she is not a noble birth. It is said that five years ago, the imperial concubine Sinina was temporarily deprived of her title, which had a lot to do with Sirikit, because the Queen Mother was dissatisfied with her high-profile acting style. Later, although Sinina was restored to her title, she also left her hometown, probably because Sirikit didn't want to see her very much.

It is widely believed that although Poe Ridge rarely appeared in public after the death of her husband, her influence remained, and the Thai king was therefore less willing to delude, although compared to his father, he was indeed quite distracted.

Now that Sirikit has also passed away, this marks the official end of the Bhumibol era. The future Thai royal family, especially the harem, may become more complicated.

Although Shinina was not liked by her Empress Dowager, the 40-year-old imperial concubine returned with a "high-profile" voice. After not returning to Bangkok for a long time, she appeared at the funeral openly, standing behind Prince Thi Banggong and standing with many members of the royal family.

Earlier that day, Poinina was also seen going to the hospital to welcome the body of the Queen back to the palace.

Sineena also looks a little sad, even more sad than Suthida, of course, this does not rule out the acting element in it. And her return, although reasonable, is hard not to cause controversy.

Some commentators pointed out that Sinina's public appearance, or deliberately arranged by the king of Thailand, was aimed at paving the way for consolidating her position. Earlier, it was rumored that the King of Thailand had the intention of appointing two queens, that is, promoting Sinina from imperial concubine to queen, which was protested by some members of the royal family, including her sister Princess Sirindhorn. With the death of the Queen Mother, Wang Mei is likely to retreat behind the scenes, and the king of Thailand will have the final say alone.

Obviously, this involves the status of Sutida. Although the former stewardess's status as queen has been strengthened in the past two or three years, it is really hard to predict what will happen in the future with the changes within the royal family. After all, accompanying a monarch is like accompanying a tiger, let alone a king like Maha who is easy to make moths.

By the way, although Poinina was sent to Germany, it is clear that she was not forgotten by the Thai king, occasionally sending out some news to the outside world. Especially in June this year also appeared in the public sight, in Munich hosted the activities related to Thai Buddhism, the Gong has also gone to play.