AsiaRooms.com - Celebrate Queen Sirikit's Birthday in Pattaya

Pattaya will celebrate Queen's Sirikit's Birthday later this summer with a public holiday.

2011-06-30

PATTAYA, THAILAND, June 30, 2011 (Press-News.org) Queen Sirikit of Thailand celebrates her birthday on August 12th and the occasion is marked by a national holiday in the country.

M R Sirikit Kitiyakara was born in 1932 and has received praise for her efforts to revive the nation's arts and crafts industry.

She is the second queen regent in the history of Thailand and the longest serving consort in the world.

Her birthday is celebrated all over the country as Mother's Day and individuals can expect to see national flags and pictures of the monarch appear all over Pattaya and the rest of the nation.

If people want to view some of the most glamorous celebrations available, they should head to Bangkok's Ratchadamnoen Avenue and the streets around the Grand Palace.

Each year, an elaborate display of lights and decorations is put up, adding colour to the area's festivities.

Queen Sirikit met King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Paris in the 1940s when they were both staying at the French capital's Thai Royal Embassy.

The country is very proud of their royal rulers and it is important for travellers to show respect on the occasion of the Queen's birthday.

Sightseers can use AsiaRooms.com to browse a broad selection of Pattaya hotels, including the Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort.

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