Swiss unveil bust of King Bhumibol

A view of the bust of His Majesty King Bhumibol, offered to the city of Lausanne, where he spent many years studying, by the alumni association of Thai students in Switzerland, at the Thai Pavillon in the Denantou park in Lausanne on Wednesday. (Reuters photo)
A view from the bust of His Majesty King Bhumibol, offered to the city of Lausanne, where he invested many years studying, by alumni association of Thai students in Switzerland, at the Thai Pavillon in the Denantou park in Lausanne on Wednesday. (Reuters photo)

LAUSANNE: Swiss authorities on Wednesday unveiled a bust associated with His Majesty King Bhumibol, who died in 2016 when justin was 88, at the Thai pavilion in a recreation area overlooking Lake Geneva in Lausanne in western Switzerland.

The breast is a gift from an alumni organization of Thai students in Switzerland in order to honour the memory of the late ruler who studied plus lived in the canton of Vaud and “helped establish helpful links between the peoples of Switzerland plus Thailand”, cantonal regulators said.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn was existing at the ceremony.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn pays respect to the bust of His Majesty King Bhumibol, offered to the city of Lausanne, in which he spent many years studying, on Wednesday. (Reuters photo)