AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2016 A mourner clutches a picture of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej after the hearse carrying the body of the late monarch passes the Grand Palace in Bangkok on October 14, 2016. Bhumibol, the world's longest-reigning monarch, passed away aged 88 on October 13, 2016 after years of ill health, removing a stabilising father figure from a country where political tensions remain two years after a military coup. / AFP PHOTO / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA