Thousands of grieving Thai royalists lined the streets of Bangkok, saluting a procession bringing former queen Sirikit's body to lie in state for a year-long funeral at the capital's Grand Palace.

Thailand's beloved Queen Mother was laid to rest in the Grand Palace on Saturday evening, as thousands of mourners lined Bangkok's streets to pay their final respects to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit

Queen Sirikit, the glamorous mother of Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, died on Friday night aged 93. Her late husband King Bhumibol Adulyadej was Thailand’s longest-serving monarch and much revered across the southeast Asian country. He was succeeded by the couple’s oldest son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, after his death in 2016.

During the 22nd ASEAN Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences over the death of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit. She passed away at 93 after suffering from blood sepsis.