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| Bedside
visit judged 'best of the best' |
| Published
on May 16, 2006 |
Their Majesties the King and the
Queen warmly greet an injured soldier in 1967. This
photo has won the most SMS votes from a photo campaign
held to mark the 60th Anniversary of His Majesty's
accession to the throne.
A photo featuring Their Majesties the King and the
Queen visiting an injured soldier has been voted
the most-loved image in a campaign to find the best
photo of the royals.
The campaign, organised by the government, is a
part of celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary
of HM the King's accession to the throne. People
sent more than 175,000 SMS votes between May 11
and May 14, nominating their favourite one of six
photos, all of them capturing memorable moments
of His Majesty with his subjects.
People were not charged to send their votes.
The final six photos were chosen from a great number
of entries submitted from across the country. "The
winning photo earned 27,637 votes," Government
Spokesman Surapong Suebwong- lee said yesterday.
The winning photo, sent by Lt-Colonel Boonlue Phromtus,
was taken in 1967. Boonlue said he was the injured
staff sergeant lying on the bed in the photo and
felt overwhelmingly grateful to receive Their Majesties.
"The visit greatly boosted the morale of soldiers
and border policemen," Boonlue said.
The first runner-up photo features His Majesty as
he kneels down to tie his shoelaces during his visit
to Sakon Nakhon in 1990. This photo received 24,014
votes.
Surapong said four other photos also received a
lot of votes. He said people who had sent in photos
would be invited to the opening ceremony of an exhibition
in honour of His Majesty.
The exhibition is on display at the Impact Arena,
Muang Thong Thani. The exhibition will take place
between May 26 and June 4.
"Other photos [in addition to these six] will
also be part of the exhibition," said Surapong.
Surapong said a working panel had already chosen
60 children to join the "Thai Children Love
His Majesty the King" project.
He said these children were now attending a camp
in Chiang Mai to learn about His Majesty's life
and works.
"If we can make people aware of the royal works
more, they will know what to do and what they should
not do," Pattaratorn Rakprayoon, a young wheelchair-bound
participant in the project, said.
Meanwhile, outgoing Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
yesterday chaired a meeting in preparation for celebrations
to mark the King's 60th year on the throne. Thaksin
has been on leave for the past 40 days.
He said he would attend all the meetings to discuss
the celebrations and would welcome honourable guests
- including United Nations Secretary-General Kofi
Annan. Annan is scheduled to visit Thailand between
May 25 and May 27 to present a UNDP award to His
Majesty.
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