Post reporters
About 10,000 people a day will be allowed to pay respects before His Majesty the King's body in the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall in the Grand Palace starting this Saturday.
According to the Royal Household Bureau, Friday is the last day in which mourners can pay their respects before a portrait of His Majesty and sign condolence books at Sahathai Samakhom Pavillion.
Starting Saturday, mourners will be allowed to pay respects before the late monarch's urn from from 8am to 9pm in the throne hall, except during royal merit-making ceremonies, the bureau said.
Authorities are gearing up for huge crowds to pay their respects to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the throne hall. Access will be allowed after a 15-day merit-making ceremony is completed this Friday.
The Royal Household Bureau has also advised mourners to dress entirely in black for the occasion