Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan posted in her Facebook page this morning that the body of her father Sompol, who died in Japan on Friday, was flown back to Thailand early Sunday.
She said her father died of a stroke on the morning of Nov 28 while on a family tour in Japan. She was also in the group.
Sompol's body arrived back in Thailand at 1.30am.
"A bathing rite for Sompol will be held at Phra Srimahathat in Bang Khen and will begin at 5.30pm on Sunday. Privy councillor Palakorn Suwanrat will arrive at the temple with royal bathing water at 7pm," Khunying Sudarat wrote in her Facebook account.