In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, photo, Thai people dressed in black in honor of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej sit at tables at the food court of a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. The exactingly planned five-day funeral for
In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, photo, Thai people dressed in black in honor of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej sit at tables at the food court of a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. The exactingly planned five-day funeral for Bhumibol will be governed by strict protocols for how the public and media conduct themselves that are as much about honoring the late king as they are about controlling a delicate political moment. Formal dress requirements that are typical for close quarters contact with members of the royal family include a prohibition on earrings, beards or mustaches for men, and unnatural hair coloring for women. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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