Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk Dies

A Buddhist monk holds flowers as he joins others waiting for the coffin of the former king Norodom Sihanouk to arrive at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh October 17, 2012.

Thousands of mourners gather at the gates of the Royal Palace minutes after the coffin of former king Norodom Sihanouk arrived in Phnom Penh October 17, 2012.

Cambodian royal officers carry the coffin of former king Norodom Sihanouk during its arrival at Phnom Penh international airport October 17, 2012.

Cambodian royal officers carry the coffin of former king Norodom Sihanouk on a royal truck during its arrival at Phnom Penh international airport October 17, 2012.

Thousands of mourners pray at the gates of the Royal Palace after the coffin of former king Norodom Sihanouk entered in Phnom Penh October 17, 2012.

Buddhist monks arrive with the casket carrying the body of former King Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 17, 2012.

People pray as they see the coffin of former king Norodom Sihanouk on a royal truck along a street in Phnom Penh October 17, 2012.

Mourners burn incense and offer prayers at the Royal Palace displaying a portrait of their former King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday Oct. 17, 2012. The body of Sihanouk returned to his homeland on a plane from China on Wednesday, wel