Construction of the Royal Crematorium for the late Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother is scheduled to begin in February and is expected to be completed in October 2026.

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul on 26 January 2026 gave a briefing at Government House on the construction of the Royal Crematorium and supplementary structures for the Royal Cremation of Her Majesty the Queen Mother.

The Prime Minister said that the Fine Arts Department, under the Ministry of Culture, had been assigned to design and construct the Royal Crematorium and other components to be used in the Royal Cremation Ceremony. The assignments also include the renovation of royal chariots and palanquins and the designs of the sandalwood royal coffin (Phra Hip Chan), the sandalwood royal urn (Phra Kot Chan), and Khrueang Sangkhet (merit-making items).

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment had recently presented fragrant sandalwood to the Office of Traditional Arts for use to create the sandalwood royal coffin and the sandalwood royal urn.

His Majesty the King has also granted royal approval for the construction of the Royal Crematorium in accordance with the design presented by the Government. The Prime Minister stated that the Government intends to arrange the Royal Cremation Ceremony with the highest honors accorded to Her Majesty the Queen Mother, and it had invited Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to serve as an adviser on the organization of the ceremony.

Referred to as Phra Merumas (Golden Crematorium), the Royal Crematorium is where the Royal Urn is placed on the pyre for the Royal Cremation. It will be built at Sanam Luang ceremonial ground in Bangkok. Traditionally, it was built as a temporary construction in the middle of the city for cremating a deceased king or queen, or high-ranking royal.

The Royal Crematorium and other components for the Royal Cremation Ceremony will be built as temporary structures. After the ceremony, these structures will be taken down.