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Cambodian carrying flowers walks past wreaths displayed in memory of
the late former King Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh
on Thursday, October 18. Experts in Cambodia began preparations Thursday
to embalm his body of the former king who will lie in state at the
royal palace for three months ahead of a lavish funeral, a royal aide
said.
The
coffin of late king is seen on a golden float shaped like a
mythological bird, as it passes in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom
Penh on Wednesday, October 17. A convoy took the king's body back to
Cambodia from Beijing, where he died on Monday at 89.
The sun sets as mourners burn incense and offer prayers for the late former king at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Wednesday.
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man takes a photo of a friend with an iPhone as mourners burn incense
and offer prayers for the former king at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh
on Wednesday.
Sihanouk's
widow Queen Monineath, son and current King Norodom Sihamoni (L) and
Prince Norodom Ranariddh (C) touch the coffin of the late former King at
the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Wednesday.
Cambodian King Sihamoni cries as he shakes hands with a Buddhist monk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.
King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Monineath at Phnom Penh International Airport on Wednesday.
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Cambodian honor guard carries the coffin of the late former king
towards a decorated hearse at the Phnom Penh International Airport on
Wednesday.
The
coffin of former King Sihanouk is taken off the plane by a Cambodian
honor guard, after it arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport on
Wednesday.
Cambodian people pray in front of the Royal Palace on Wednesday.
Cambodian
Buddhist monks sit with mourners waiting for a convoy transporting the
late former king's coffin at the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh
which commemorates the end of French rule over Cambodia in 1954.
Cambodian people watch as workers install a portrait of Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace on Tuesday.
Cambodian people light candles on Tuesday evening.
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