SIHANOUK CREMATION

On the 4th day of the funeral, the body of the late Cambodian King Sihanouk, is cremated in a sumptuous Buddhist ceremony held in the crematorium built nearby the Royal Palace of Phnom Penh, at the presence of numerous foreign heads of state.

Cambodia Prepares for Former King's Cremation

Print shop workers make posters and gadgets with the photos of the late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, during the cremation ceremony of his body.

"He's the father of independence and nothing can compare with his good deeds to his people," said Lok Yem, a 64-year-old woman who traveled from Kampong Speu province.

Prayer and meditation for the late king Norodom Sihanouk

Monks blessing khmer policemen

The golden casket bearing the body of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk made its final journey through the streets of Phnom Penh

Security was extremely tight with machine gun-toting members of Hun Sen's personal bodyguard unit lining the streets, transformed into an ocean of mourners in white and black, punctuated by the orange robes of Buddhist monks.

Members of the 911 Paratrooper unit conduct a practice drill of the 101-gun artillery salute at their headquarters in Phnom Penh on Friday. The salute will be fired in honor of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk

French grand reporter Cyril Payen on Live for France 24

The royal funeral procession is the first in Phnom Penh since 1960 when Sihanouk's father King Suramarit died.

Leaders arrive in Cambodia for royal cremation ceremony of Sihanouk

Arrival of the american ambassador

The military orchestra honnore last king of the Cambodia

King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni and queen mother Monineath

Officials last tribute to Norodom Sihanouk

Cambodians gather for king's cremation

King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni and prime minister Hun Sen gave a last tribute to King father Norodom Sihanouk

Smoke comes out the chimney of the crematorium minutes after the end of the cremation ceremony of the late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk.