Thousands line the streets of Bangkok as a convoy returns Thailand's king to his Grand Palace and the crown prince presides over the bathing of his body in a traditional Buddhist funeral rite
King Bhumibol Adulyadej died in a Bangkok hospital on Thursday. He was 88 years old
He had been in poor health for several years but his death has shocked the Southeast Asian nation
Many of the country's 67 million people dressed in black on Friday as year of mourning began
Thousands of weeping Thais lined the route his body travelled from hospital to the riverside Grand Palace
The beloved king's funeral and a traditional royal cremation is expected to take months to prepare