Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o- cha and his wife led ministers, the presidents of parliament and the privy council, commanders of the three armed forces and the police, as well as their spouses, to hold a merit-making ceremony at Sanam Luang this morning to celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen Mother, which is also celebrated as the country's Mother's Day.
Alms were presented at the ceremonial ground in Sanam Luang to 91 monks from various temples in Bangkok. Later, the prime minister and other senior officials went to the Grand Palace to sign a book to express good wishes to the Queen Mother.