On January 2nd, the King's sister, her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana passed away at age of 84. The princess was greatly beloved by the Thai people.
Thailand will observe 100 days of mourning in her honor. Black is the color of mourning here, and you see many people wearing black or dark colors.
Its strange, but you don't really see a lot of people in yellow shirts any longer. A large part of that is because of the mourning, but a part of it may have to do with the new year. Part of the reason for the yellow king shirts was to honor the King's 80th birthday.
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