Thailand’s newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn will greet his subjects today in a royal procession to become the country’s first new divine monarch in nearly seven decades.

Later in the afternoon, the monarch will appear in public for the first time since his elaborate crowning. 

The coronation of King Vajiralongkorn, 66 will continue till tomorrow after a period of official mourning for his revered father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej.