Thai king completes last coronation ceremony

BANGKOK—ABOARD a golden royal barge, King Maha Vajiralongkorn was rowed along the river winding through the oldest part of Bangkok on Thursday, as thousands of loyal Thais thronged the banks to see the final ritual of his drawnout coronation. Also known as King Rama X, he was formally crowned in May. The barge procession was part of a near seven-century-old tradition, with the king’s vessel positioned in the center of a procession of 52 gold-painted barges.