<span style="color: #222222;">Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn will be carried on a golden palanquin through Bangkok's historic heart today, a second day of coronation rituals which will bring the public up close to their  monarch. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">For many Thais, the procession is a chance to see the king in a country where the monarchy is the focus of reverence and veneration.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Thai coronation that started yesterday was the first in 69 years, a once-in-a-lifetime ceremony. Vajiralongkorn ascended the throne in 2016 after the death of his beloved father Bhumibol Adulyadej.</span><br />