BANGKOK — Dozens of foreign dignitaries, royals and heads of state are due to attend King Rama IX’s cremation next week.
Traveling from more than 40 countries, they are slated to attend the Oct. 26 cremation, according to a list released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Here’s a preliminary list of expected so far.
Royals
1Prince Andrew, Duke of York
2Prince Akishino Fumihito and Princess Kiko of Japan
3Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema of Bhutan
4Nazrin Shah of Perak and Deputy King of Malaysia with Tuanku Zara Salim
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5King Letsie III and Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho
6Queen Silvia of Sweden
7Queen Sofia of Spain
8Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
9Queen Mathilde of Belgium
10Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
11Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
12Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
13Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein
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14King Tupou IV and Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho of Tonga
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15Thani bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, brother of the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
16Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia
17James Mattis, US Secretary of Defense
18President Halimah Yacob of Singapore and Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee
19Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh of Vietnam
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20President Htin Kyaw of Myanmar and Su Su Lwin
21President Bounnhang Vorachith of Laos
22M. J. Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs of India
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23Vice Speaker Park Ju-seon of the National Assembly of South Korea
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24Alan Peter Cayetano, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
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25Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan and Musarrat Asif
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26Tilak Marapana, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and Stella Marapana
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27Giambattista Diquattro, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal
Photo: Giambattista Diquattro – Apostolic Nunciature in India and Nepal / Facebook
28Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini of Swaziland
29Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General of Australia and Lynne Cosgrove
Photo: Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
30Julie Payette, Governor-General of Canada
31Jean-Marc Ayrault, former Prime Minister of France and Brigitte Terrien
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32Christian Wulff, former President of Germany
33Joseph Deiss, former President of the Swiss Confederation
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34Olga Epifanova, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
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35Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng, Brunei Darussalam’s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
36Megawati Sukarnoputri, former President of Indonesia
37Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain
38James Brendan Bolger, former Prime Minister of New Zealand
39Zhang Gaoli, Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China
40Mohammed Shahriar Alam, State Minister of Foreign Affairs
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41Bhimsen Das Pradhan, Minister of Defense of Nepal
42Fikri Işık, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
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