The Cabinet, during its meeting on 10 November, designated Wednesday, 16 December 2026 as a special official holiday for the Royal Cremation Ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother, following a proposal by the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office.

The Office of the Permanent Secretary reported that the meeting of the National Commission on the Royal Cremation Ceremony on 26 September agreed to propose that the Cabinet declare 16 December, the Royal Cremation Day, a special official holiday. This will allow people to take part in paying a final tribute to Her Majesty the late Queen Mother. The process of the Royal Cremation will last five days from 15 to 19 December 2026.

Schedule for the Royal Cremation Ceremony

1. Tuesday, 15 December 2026

17.00 hr – Ok Phra Men royal merit-making ceremony at Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall 

2. Wednesday, 16 December 2026

07.00 hr - The Royal Urn is moved from Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall to the Royal Crematorium at Sanam Luang ceremonial ground.

16.30 hr - Royal Cremation Ceremony

3. Thursday, 17 December 2026

08.00 hr - Ceremony for collecting the Royal Relics and Royal Ashes, which will then be transferred to Phra Si Rattana Chedi, Temple of the Emerald Buddha within the Grand Palace.

4. Friday, 18 December 2026

17.00 hr - Royal merit-making ceremony for the Royal Relics at Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall.

5. Saturday, 19 December 2026

10.00 hr - Ceremony for offering food to monks at Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall, and then the Royal Reliquary Urn is enshrined in the Heavenly Abode in Chakri Maha Prasat Throne Hall.

17.00 hr - The Royal Ashes are enshrined at Wat Ratchabophit Sathitmahasimaram and Wat Bovoranives Vihara.

The Government Public Relations Department and the Television Pool of Thailand have been granted royal permission to broadcast the ceremonies live throughout the five-day period.