Translated from French by Luc SârHistory
“Anti-Sisowath?”
By N. Sihanouk
Beijing, PRC, March 22, 2007 at 10:45 AM
“Anti-Sisowath?”
By N. Sihanouk
Beijing, PRC, March 22, 2007 at 10:45 AM
Some “Senior Princes” of the “SISOWATH Branch” accuse me of being an “anti-Sisowath NORODOM.” An extremely unfair accusation.
1- A lot of “SISOWATH blood” flow in my veins.
H.M. my Revered Maman (Preah SISOWATH KOSSAMAK) was the favorite daughter of H.M. King Preah SISOWATH MONIVONG.
2- I was the favorite Grandson of H.M. King Preah SISOWATH MONIVONG, he granted me a privilege which he never granted to any other of his other grandchildren: that to dine face-to-face with Him from time to time, at the Khemarin [palace] (Phnom Penh) or in his royal House in Trapeang Chong (Pursat Province).
3- H.M. Preah SISOWATH, then very old, told my Maman (his favorite granddaughter to bring with Her, her little boy Sihanouk (nicknamed “Thol,” given by H.M. Preah Sisowath Monivong) each time She (Preah Sisowath Kossamak) come to salute him at the Royal Palace.
And H.M. Preah SISOWATH patted me very affectionately, and gave me a lot of silver coins each time that I went to salute Him with my Maman.
Under these conditions and with such souvenirs, how can I be “anti-Sisowath”??
(Signed) Norodom Sihanouk
1- A lot of “SISOWATH blood” flow in my veins.
H.M. my Revered Maman (Preah SISOWATH KOSSAMAK) was the favorite daughter of H.M. King Preah SISOWATH MONIVONG.
2- I was the favorite Grandson of H.M. King Preah SISOWATH MONIVONG, he granted me a privilege which he never granted to any other of his other grandchildren: that to dine face-to-face with Him from time to time, at the Khemarin [palace] (Phnom Penh) or in his royal House in Trapeang Chong (Pursat Province).
3- H.M. Preah SISOWATH, then very old, told my Maman (his favorite granddaughter to bring with Her, her little boy Sihanouk (nicknamed “Thol,” given by H.M. Preah Sisowath Monivong) each time She (Preah Sisowath Kossamak) come to salute him at the Royal Palace.
And H.M. Preah SISOWATH patted me very affectionately, and gave me a lot of silver coins each time that I went to salute Him with my Maman.
Under these conditions and with such souvenirs, how can I be “anti-Sisowath”??
(Signed) Norodom Sihanouk
