Cambodian King Thanks Buddhist Monks Praying For His Deceased Father Sihanouk

Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni, right, greets Buddhist monks in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Sihamoni and his mother, Queen Monineath on Tuesday visited mourners gathered in front of the Royal Palace from across the country to pay tribune to their former king late Norodom Sihanouk.

Cambodia’s Queen Monineath, right, greets Buddhis monks in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012.

Cambodian mourners gather for prayer to the Cambodia’s late King Norodom Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. <AP Photo/Heng Sinith>