The oarsmen prepare to take their positions in the Royal Barge Procession.

Officials prepare for the start of the royal barge procession, with oarsmen gradually boarding each royal barge to take their places before the ceremony begins. The atmosphere at this boat parade viewing point is already full with all 4,000 seats. Therefore, those who come in after this will be able to watch at the front where there is an LED screen that broadcasts the atmosphere live. Officials came to give a lecture to the public about the royal barges, using a diagram of the 5-row procession with 52 boats, and explaining to the public that each royal barge has its own important origin, including information about the royal barges so that the public can take the most complete pictures of today's royal ceremony. They also asked for cooperation from the public not to stand up while the barges are moving, for the sake of order. As for the preparations before the 3:00 p.m. start of the royal ceremony, it was found that 1,000 oarsmen who were on the Saeng and Dang boats and some animal-shaped boats gradually boarded the express boats to go to their boats, preparing to set up the boat procession. The four royal barges that would pass through this area were invited, consisting of the Anekchatphuchong Royal Barge, the Anantanakarat Royal Barge, the Narai Song Suban King Rama IX Royal Barge, and the Suphannahong Royal Barge, which were the most important and important part of today. Source: Thai News Agency