Thai crown prince formally proclaimed king

A handout image provided by the Royal Household Bureau shows Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun (R) listening to the invitation to ascend the throne by National Legislative Assembly President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai (C), Regent pro tempore General Prem Tinsulanonda (back L), Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (back C) and Supreme Court president Veerapol Tungsuwan (back R) during the ascension to the throne proclamation ceremony at the Ambara Villa of the Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, December 1, 2016. [Photo/IC]