The Bureau of the Royal Household will open the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall in the Grand Palace for the public to pay their respects to the body of the late Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother, with four daily sessions starting Sunday.
At present, the public is allowed to sign the book of condolences and pay respects before the royal portrait at Sahathai Samakhom Pavilion within the Grand Palace grounds from 8.30am to 4pm.
Following the completion of the 15-day royal merit-making ceremony, members of the public will be allowed to pay their respects to the body of the late Queen Mother at the hall from 9am to 9pm.
Visitation will be divided into four sessions: 8-10.45am, 12-4.45pm, 5.45-6.30pm, and 7.45-9pm.
Attendees are requested to dress in respectful mourning attire in black or white, with collared shirts and no sleeveless tops. Women must wear fabric skirts or traditional wrap skirts, while jeans are not permitted. Loan skirts will be available for women who arrive without proper attire.
Visitors will enter via Sanam Luang, pass security screening and follow designated walking routes guided by palace and volunteer staff.
After paying respects inside the hall, attendees will exit toward Ratchaworadit Pier, where electric trams will shuttle them back to Sanam Luang. Separate routes have been arranged for those visiting after 3.30pm.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) deputy town clerk Thaiwut Khankaew chaired a coordination meeting to ensure visiting goes smoothly on Sunday.
The BMA will provide additional wheelchairs, electric carts, rest areas and volunteer staff to assist visitors, particularly the elderly and disabled.
The Grand Palace will also reopen to tourists from Sunday, opening daily between 8.30am and 3.30pm. Foreign visitors can enter through the Manee Nopparat Gate opposite Sanam Luang and follow the designated routes through Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram or Wat Phra Kaew and the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles before exiting via the Wiman Deves Gate on Na Phra Lan Road.