[custom_adv] A huge crowd, mostly wearing yellow shirts, gathered near the Lak Song subway station to greet Their Majesties the King and the Queen following the official opening of the Blue Line extension by the King on Saturday. [custom_adv] Many of those in the crowd held up pictures of the King and Queen and waved yellow flags as they waited for hours to catch a glimpse of Their Majesties near the station in Bang Khae district of western Bangkok. [custom_adv] An area in front of The Mall Bang Khae shopping centre was also crowded with people dressed in yellow who arrived early to wait for the King and Queen to pass by. [custom_adv] Their Majesties arrived at the Sanam Chai station around 5pm for the official opening ceremony of the Blue Line extension. They smiled and waved to greet a crowd of people who were lining the route from Museum Siam to the station. Chants of “Long Live the King” were heard as the Royal couple passed. [custom_adv] The Royal motorcade earlier in the afternoon passed near the site of pro-democracy rallies at Democracy Monument. There were no incidents and the King waved to the crowds as he passed.
