Thailand Marks the King's Birthday
![Thai royal guards march during a parade to celebrate Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 86th birthday at Klai Kangwon Palace, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4bca626d-7c59-471e-8657-3a76ab3aedbe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thai royal guards march during a parade to celebrate Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 86th birthday at Klai Kangwon Palace, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013.
![Thai school boys celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 86th birthday, in Bangkok, Dec. 5, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/679bb887-3523-4b28-842e-646b48ec1503_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thai school boys celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 86th birthday, in Bangkok, Dec. 5, 2013.
![An elderly man listens to King Bhumibol Adulyadej make a speech on a giant screen, on the king's 86th birthday at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Dec. 5, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8aee7791-a445-4431-a30b-671a8a750857_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An elderly man listens to King Bhumibol Adulyadej make a speech on a giant screen, on the king's 86th birthday at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Dec. 5, 2013.