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Friday 1 February 2013

Mourners flock to Cambodian Royal Palace to pay final respects to fallen king


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A woman sits in prayer while her head is shaved to mourn the late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk ahead of his funeral, Jan. 31, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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Mourners gather in front of the Royal Palace and pay their respects to the late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk ahead of his funeral on Jan. 31, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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Crowds gather in front of the Royal Palace to pay their respects to former King Norodom Sihanouk on Jan. 31, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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A street vendor sells ribbons showing a portrait of former King Norodom Sihanouk outside the Royal Palace on Jan, 31, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Former King Norodom Sihanouk died of a heart attack last October in Beijing at the age of 89. For the past three months his body has been lying in state at the Royal Palace. Officials expect more than one million people to line the streets tomorrow to witness the funeral procession. The former king's body will be transported to a cremation site where it will be kept for three days before his wife and son are expected to light the pyre. 
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A young boy runs through a group of pigeons in front of the Royal Palace on Jan. 31, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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