His Majesty grants audience, calls for collective efforts to help flood victims

His Majesty the King Monday granted audience to all walks of life on the main Mukkhadej balcony at Chakri Maha Prasat Throne Hall and called for utmost, collective efforts to ease Thai people's flood suffering.

In his birthday speech, His Majesty said people involved in flood relief operations must forget conflicts and must encourage one another.

"Do as much as you can" HM told the government and all officials involved in water management, regarding his ideas of how to manage water.

"It was just my suggestion, not my command," HM says, regarding his water management ideas.

His Majesty said the nation can be stable only when its people are safe and have good living.

His Majesty made his appearance at the main Mukkhadej balcony at 11 am.

Then, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn represented the Royal Family members and government officials to pay homage and wish His Majesty a happy birthday in a ceremony at the Chakri Maha Prasat Throne Hall.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra represented government officials to make a speech to wish His Majesty happy birthday. "Your Majesty is my guiding light and guiding light of all Thai people," Yingluck said in the speech.

Tens of thousands of people shouted 'Long Live the King' as His Majesty left the Siriraj Hospital on his way to the Chakri Maha Prasat Throne Hall.

The people gathered to sit along the path from the hospital to the throne hall since early Monday morning to wait for His Majesty.

They shouted 'Long Live the King' as His Majesty passed by. They waved national flags and His Majesty's flags. Many also carried His Majesty's portraits. Several were seen with tears of joy.

His Majesty returned to the Siriraj Hospital at 11:50 am amid reverberations of 'Long Live the King' shouted by his subjects along the way.