At least King Bhumibol had a living son to preside over his funerary rites (important for Hindu ritual). With seven children of his own, the new King also has ensured the continuation of the Royal Family.
I mourn the loss of King Bhumibol, the greatest king on Earth during his reign - a man of true nobility and a great asset to his people, who saved the Thai from the wave of brutal communist dictatorships that swept Southeast Asia.
There should be a special honorific for King Bhumibol - the Good, the Great, the Wise, the Noble, the Beloved - he was all those things.
King Bhumibol was already on the throne when I was stationed in Bangkok in 1962. He had a very long reign. I recall he was very popular with the Thais I worked with.