TOPSHOT - Thai Royal Guards take part in a rehearsal for "Trooping the Colour" and oath-giving ceremony to mark the 72nd birthday celebrations of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn at Dusit Palace in Bangkok on November 30, 2024. The December 3 ceremony is set to be the first "Trooping the Colour" parade and oath-giving in 16 years, and the first of such ceremonies to be held during the reign of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)