100,000 Expected to Welcome King Father’s Body

17 October 2012
The Cambodia Daily
King Father / King Father Norodom Sihanouk / King Father Norodom Sihanouk's death / national mourning / Royal Family / week of mourning

Authorities in Phnom Penh are expecting at least 100,000 people to line the city’s streets today as the body of King Father Norodom Sihanouk arrives back in Cambodia and embarks on a 10-km procession from the airport to the Royal Palace. The return of the retired King—who died aged 89 of heart failure early Monday morning in Beijing—will herald the start of a week of national mourning, during which entertainment venues are being asked to tone down revelry out of respect to the late King Father. A statement issued by the Council of Ministers yesterday announced that the week of mourning would begin today and end on October 23. …

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