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King N. Sihanouk Funeral, day 9…

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012

A ceremony involving several thousands of monks was staged again on this particular monthly praying day. King Norodom Sihamoni and the Queen Mother Monineath came to greet the thousands of people gathered in front of the Royal Palace on this 9 th day of King Norodom Sihanouk’s death. All the photographs from the past days […]

King N. Sihanouk Funeral, day 8

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

Nobody knows yet when the public will be allowed to greet King Norodom Sihanouk on his wake bed. Meanwhile the crowd in front of the Royal Palace was chased away by a heavy rain in the evening. They will be back tomorrow… All the photographs from the past days are to be found at this […]

King N. Sihanouk Funeral, day 7 (afternoon)…

Sunday, October 21st, 2012

The crowd grows bigger and bigger in front of the Royal Palace on the 7th day since King Norodom Sihanouk passed away. All the photographs from the past days are to be found at this link.

King N. Sihanouk Funeral, day 7 (morning)…

Sunday, October 21st, 2012

While limousines from official delegations enter the gates, people are camping outside the Royal Palace in the hope of being allowed to get in and greet the remains of King Norodom Sihanouk who passed away on October 15th. Donations of water bottles and food come from all sides to feed those who stay overnight. All […]

King N. Sihanouk Funeral, day 6

Saturday, October 20th, 2012

About 2000 buddhist monks, joined by many other Cambodians, gathered in front of the Royal Palace to meditate on the occasion of King Norodom Sihanouk’s passing away on October 15th. All the photographs of these past days can be found at this link.

King N. Sihanouk Funeral, day 5

Friday, October 19th, 2012

The crowd paying tribute to King Norodom Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace is not diminishing. Volunteers are collecting donations of food and drinking water to distribute to the population (and the police forces). All the photographs of the funeral are to be found at this link.

The day after…

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

People continue to gather at the park in front of the Royal Palace to pay tribute to the deceased King Norodom Sihanouk whose remains were brought back from Beijing yesterday. The link to this story can be found here.

King Norodom Sihanouk funeral on website…

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

An extended edit of yesterday’s funeral procession of King Norodom Sihanouk is now available on my website at this link. This story will likely be updated in the coming days. Stay tuned…