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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.7, N0.12
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
MARCH 22, 1985
There is much activity here on the Ambassador College campus this week due
to the visit of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand. The Queen arrived
Tuesday, March 19, at Los Angeles International Airport from New York, and
will be involved in several activities on campus until her departure Wed
nesday, March 27.
On Tuesday evening, Mr. Herbert
w.
Armstrong greeted the Queen upon her ar
rival at the airport. Queen Sirikit arrived with an entourage of 46 staff
and attendants for a one-week stay as a personal guest of Mr. Armstrong and
Ambassador Foundation.
Planning and preparation for her arrival have been underway for several
weeks. Many social events and activities will surround the exhibitions of
Thai treasures.
Following are some excerpts from the press coverage of Queen Sirikit's
visit, written by the LOS ANGELES TIMES:
"Red Carpet Unrolled for Queen Sirikit" {March 21)
In the courtyard of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, the red carpet
was in place and the red-white-and-blue Thai flags were flying.
Waiting to greet Her Majesty were 93-year-old Herbert W. Arm
strong, founder and chairman of the Ambassador Foundation; George
White, hotel president and general manager; Sumet Wasantapruek,
Thailand's consul general in Los Angeles (his daughter presented
the queen with a bouquet of flowers); 50 Thai children and nine
monks from the Thai Temple Sunday School in North Hollywood.
The queen is in Los Angeles on an unofficial visit and as the
guest of the Ambassador Foundation. Armstrong, a longtime friend
of the Thai royal couple, extended the invitation to her when he
dined with them last year in the Northern Palace••••
The focal point of Queen Sirikit's visit is the opening of two
Thai exhibitions--"Treasures of the Kings of Siam" which includes
some of the crown jewels, and the queen's "Royal SUPPORT" col
lection--in the Hall of Administration Lobby on Ambassador
College's campus. The SUPPORT Foundation was established in 1976
by Thailand's King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit to preserve ancient
crafts and encourage and assist Thai cottage industries. While
the queen is here there will be a series of private viewings
following or preceding dinners and luncheons.
"A Royal Welcome for Thailand Queen" {March 22)
There was a royal welcome awaiting Thailand's Queen Sirikit when
she arrived, quite a bit late due to the heavy peak-hour traffic,
at Pasadena's Ambassador College on Wednesday night.