<Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Dusit Maha Prasat Hall, Grand Palace, Bangkok </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Participants </Th> <Td> Thai Royal Family </Td> </Tr> <P> King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand died at the age of 88, on 13 October 2016, after a long illness . A year - long period of mourning was subsequently announced . A royal cremation ceremony took place over five days at the end of October 2017 . The actual cremation, which was not broadcast on television, was held in the late evening of 26 October 2017 . Following cremation his remains and ashes were taken to the Grand Palace and were enshrined at the Chakri Maha Phasat Throne Hall (royal remains), the Royal Cemetery at Wat Ratchabophit and the Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Royal Temple (royal ashes). Following burial, the mourning period officially ended on midnight of 30 October 2017 and Thais have resumed wearing regular colours, while awaiting the future coronation of King Vajiralongkorn, which will be set at a later date . </P> <P> King Bhumibol Adulyadej had been treated at Siriraj Hospital since 3 October 2014 . The king had a high fever due to sepsis, which improved following antibiotics treatment . Until 28 September 2016, King Bhumibol developed a low grade fever as a consequence of pneumonitis and required further treatment with antibiotics . The king subsequently developed organ failure owing to hypotension and became dependent on hemodialysis due to kidney failure . King Bhumibol's condition became significantly unstable due to evolving acute hepatitis . </P>

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