Princess Vacheara: Our king cannot wear the republican acamedician uniform, but it is OK for him to be an academician in that @#$%?!& republic

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Unlike his peers, King Sihamoni did not wear the special attire reserved for French Academicians (Photo: AP)

13 March 2010
By Chheang Bopha
Excerpt from Radio France Internationale
Translated from Khmer by Komping Puoy
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Yesterday, [during the induction ceremony of King Sihamony to the French Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (Academy of Humanity)], the Cambodian king did not wear the special attire reserved for academicians, instead, he was wearing royal clothes to attend major ceremonies. On this point, Princess Vacheara [Sihanouk’s half sister] explained that the king is an individual with high ranking who is still reigning, therefore, he cannot wear a uniform reserved for academicians who live under a republican regime.