On 24 October 2026, Mr. Kittipod Hongsombud, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Royal Thai Embassy in Pretoria, presided over a Buddhist chanting ceremony and an alms-giving ceremony to dedicate merit to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother on the occasion of Her Majesty’s Memorial Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Johannesburg. The ceremony was attended by officials of the Royal Thai Embassy, Team Thailand, their spouses, and members of the Thai community in the Republic of South Africa.

 

On this occasion, the Chargé d’affaires a.i. presented a special representative sandalwood flower, which will be sent to the Royal Crematorium at Sanam Luang for the Royal Cremation Ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother on 26 December 2026.