A Cambodian Buddhist monk prays for King Norodom Sihanouk in front of the royal palace in Phnom Penh on Thursday, October 18. Sihanouk, the former king, died of natural causes at age 89 on Monday. Experts in Cambodia began preparations on Thursday to embalm Sihanouk, who will lie in state at the royal palace for three months ahead of a lavish funeral, a royal aide said.
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A Cambodian Buddhist monk prays for King Norodom Sihanouk in front of the royal palace in Phnom Penh on Thursday, October 18. Sihanouk, the former king, died of natural causes at age 89 on Monday. Experts in Cambodia began preparations on Thursday to embalm Sihanouk, who will lie in state at the royal palace for three months ahead of a lavish funeral, a royal aide said.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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Cambodian King Sihamoni cries as he shakes hands with a Buddhist monk at the royal palace in Phnom Penh.
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Cambodian King Sihamoni cries as he shakes hands with a Buddhist monk at the royal palace in Phnom Penh.
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Mourners burn incense and offer prayers at the Royal Palace on Wednesday.
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Mourners burn incense and offer prayers at the Royal Palace on Wednesday.
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A Cambodian honor guard carries the coffin of the late former king towards a decorated hearse at the Phnom Penh International Airport on Wednesday.
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A Cambodian honor guard carries the coffin of the late former king towards a decorated hearse at the Phnom Penh International Airport on Wednesday.
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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.
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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.
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Buddhist monks hold a picture of late king as they wait for the convoy to go by with his coffin, in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.
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Buddhist monks hold a picture of late king as they wait for the convoy to go by with his coffin, in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.
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Cambodian mourners hold pictures of late King Norodom Sihanouk and national flags in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.
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Cambodian mourners hold pictures of late King Norodom Sihanouk and national flags in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.
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Cambodian people pray in front of the Royal Palace on Wednesday.
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Cambodian people pray in front of the Royal Palace on Wednesday.
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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.
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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.
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A young woman holds flowers as she waits for the convoy bearing the body of King Sihanouk to drive past in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Wednesday.
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A young woman holds flowers as she waits for the convoy bearing the body of King Sihanouk to drive past in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Wednesday.
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A Cambodian girl prays for the late former king in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Wednesday.
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A Cambodian girl prays for the late former king in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Wednesday.
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A Cambodian Buddhist monk stands on a balcony as people pay respects in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Tuesday, October 16.
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A Cambodian Buddhist monk stands on a balcony as people pay respects in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Tuesday, October 16.
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Cambodian people watch as workers install a portrait of Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace on Tuesday.
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Cambodian people watch as workers install a portrait of Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace on Tuesday.
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A Cambodian man makes a traditional gesture on Tuesday after he prayed over the death in the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh.
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A Cambodian man makes a traditional gesture on Tuesday after he prayed over the death in the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh.
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A man places an incense stick outside the Royal Palace to honor the former king on Tuesday.
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A man places an incense stick outside the Royal Palace to honor the former king on Tuesday.
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Cambodian people light candles on Tuesday evening.
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Cambodian people light candles on Tuesday evening.
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Cambodian nuns and other people gather in front of the palace on Monday, October 15.
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Cambodian nuns and other people gather in front of the palace on Monday, October 15.
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Cambodian nuns and other people pray on Monday.
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Cambodian nuns and other people pray on Monday.
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A photo from January 19, 2012, shows the former King Sihanouk bidding farewell to government officials as he boards a plane for Beijing at Phnom Penh International Airport. He had stepped down in 2004 because of health problems, but Cambodia's National Assembly then gave Sihanouk the title of King Father, allowing him the same privileges he had as the reigning monarch.
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A photo from January 19, 2012, shows the former King Sihanouk bidding farewell to government officials as he boards a plane for Beijing at Phnom Penh International Airport. He had stepped down in 2004 because of health problems, but Cambodia's National Assembly then gave Sihanouk the title of King Father, allowing him the same privileges he had as the reigning monarch.
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