Thailand Marks the King's Birthday

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, along with his family, arrive at Klai Kangwon Palace before a ceremony in celebration of the king's 86th birthday in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013.

Well-wishers wave flags next to a picture of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej as they gather to celebrate his 86th birthday near Klai Kangwon Palace, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013.

A child brings a candle to a Jewish cemetery at the former Terezin Nazi concentration camp in Terezin (Theresiendstadt ) during the ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland.

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej reads a statement at Klai Kangwon Palace during a ceremony in celebration of his 86th birthday in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013. (Thailand's Royal Household Bureau)

Thai royal guards march during a parade to celebrate Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 86th birthday at Klai Kangwon Palace, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013.

Thai school boys celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 86th birthday, in Bangkok, Dec. 5, 2013.

An elderly man listens to King Bhumibol Adulyadej make a speech on a giant screen, on the king's 86th birthday at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Dec. 5, 2013.