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The First Royal Command of
His Majesty King Phra Nang Klao (Rama III),
on August 1, 1824
“To Chao Phrayas and Phrayas, all the treasures presented in this ceremony,
may you all look after them well in order to maintain our land.”
* In the Royal Coronation Ceremony of King Rama III, there was no record of the First Royal
Command after the ceremony of Crowning and Investiture on the Bhadrapitha Throne. Instead, there was
only “The Royal Greeting” spoken during the Granting of an Audience Ceremony, when His Majesty gave
permission to all royal families, noblemen, both military and civilian, to pay homage upon the occasion of
his accession to the throne. Afterwards, he did give a Royal Address to the assembled Chao Phrayas and
Phrayas containing much the same message as in the previous reigns. In the reign of King Rama VI, His
Majesty cancelled the Royal Command portion of the ceremony, retaining only the paying of homage from
officials and those of the inner court.
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