Nation marks 18 royal years of King Norodom Sihamoni

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Prayers and congratulations poured in for King Norodom Sihamoni on Saturday as he completed 18 years of his reign, which has brought peace and harmony to the Kingdom. Born on May 14, 1953, King Norodom Sihamoni ascended the throne on October 29, 2004, a week after his father King Norodom Sihanouk abdicated.

The 69-year-old King is the eldest son of the late King Father Sihanouk and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. He was serving as Cambodia’s Ambassador to UNESCO, while a nine-member throne council elected him to become the next king.

 

Wishing him on the 18th anniversary of his coronation on Saturday, Prime Minister Hun Sen said, “King Norodom Sihamoni is the most revered King and we, the Cambodian people, see him as a symbol of national unity and a guardian angel.” The Prime Minister wished him full health, strength, vigour, enlightenment and a long-life span of more than a hundred years, to reign as King.
 

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