Thais mark 1 year since king’s death with prayers, ceremony

FILE – In this Dec. 1, 2016, file photo released by Bureau of the Royal Household, Thailand’s new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun pays his respects to a portrait of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit at the Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. Thais marked one year on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, since the death of King Bhumibol with formal ceremonies and acts of personal devotion before an elaborate five-day funeral later this month. (Bureau of the Royal Household via AP, File)