Thai king

250,000 mourners are expected to attend the royal cremation

The princess would help to promote justice reform and had a special interest in prison issues

Thailand's enormously wealthy monarchy are shielded from criticism by the lese majeste law

Team of police officers visits BBC's Bangkok office but finds it closed

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the world's longest-reigning monarch

Last month doctors announced he had been successfully treated for hydrocephalus as well as a lung and knee infection

The king is confined to a wheelchair and rarely seen in public

The king, 88, is the object of an intense personality cult