Chao Boun Oum Na Champassak (Prime Minister, 1948-50 and 1960-2) and his wife Princess Bouaphanh Na Champassak (1920–2013, in France) preparing to make food offerings to Buddhist monks at the Wat Phu festival coinciding with the annual Makha Busa Buddhist Festival. A member of the Na Champassak royal family, the Prince fled in May 1975 to France where he died in 1980. Note the musical instruments and musicians in the background.