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Children play their part
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/childrenlight630.jpgYoung children light candles outside the Royal Palace 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 were expecting more than one million people to line the streets to witness the funeral procession. The former king’s body was to be transported to a cremation site and kept for three days before his wife and son lit the pyre. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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An ornate funeral pyre
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/pyre630.jpgOnlookers at the cremation pyre. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Lighting candles
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/childrenlight2630.jpgPeople light incense and candles to pay respect to Sihanouk outside the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Buddhist incantations
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/incense630.jpgMourners burn incense sticks as the country prepares for the funeral Ceremony. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
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Paying his respects
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/respects630.jpgA man pays his respects to Sihanouk. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Getting her head shaved
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/shaved630.jpgA woman outside the Royal Palace has her head shaved to mourn Sihanouk’s passing. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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At prayer
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/nuns630.jpgNuns pray in front of the Royal Palace. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Dress rehearsal
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/rope630.jpgSoldiers hold a rope barrier during a ceremonial rehearsal. Photograph: Samrang Pring/Reuters
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A place fit for pigeons
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/palace630.jpgPeople feed pigeons in front of the Royal Palace. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Under scrutiny
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/monkcamera630.jpgA monk takes photographs of members of the military as they rehearse for the funeral of Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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In memory
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/halfmast630.jpgA flag at half mast marking the occasion. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
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Family photographs
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/photograph630.jpgA vendor carries pictures of members of the royal family. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
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Soldiers at work
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/armbands630.jpgSoldiers help each other put white armbands on their mourning suits in preparation for the ceremonies. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
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Royal ribbons
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/ribbons630.jpgA street vendor sells ribbons showing a portrait of the former monarch. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Memorial images
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/buypix630.jpgPeople buy pictures of members of the royal family as the country prepares for the funeral ceremony. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
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Selling mementoes
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/vendors630.jpgA monk walks along in front of a vendor selling his wares in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
