On 8 December 2021, Cambodia held the funeral of Prince Ranarye, the second son of King Sihanouk and the half-brother of His Majesty the current King Sihamoni. Prince Ranariet died of illness on 28 November 2021 at the age of 77.
At the funeral, there was a cute little child who was particularly striking, and that was Prince Ranavong (Prince Ranavong), the younger son of Prince Ranaridh. Prince Ranavong (Prince Ranavong), who was only 9 years old, had already lost his father and mother, and his birth mother, Princess Oppola, had died in a car accident three years earlier.
The fact that a 9-year-old is already fatherless and motherless is really sympathetic. However, some netizens said that this is Prince Ranarit irresponsible, what children do you have at the age of 68? I'm comfortable, I don't think about my children, and I don't have children before.
Does that make sense? I am afraid that it is difficult to conclude that the Macau gambling king also made the fourth aunt give birth to the youngest daughter at the age of 77, Qi Baishi also made the concubine give birth to a child at the age of 80, and a few years ago, the pianist Liu Shikun gave birth to a daughter with his 44-year-old wife at the age of 81.
Rich people are different from our ordinary families, people have money, wives are young, even if they have children in their old age, they can afford to raise them, and rich people generally have a long life span, at least they can live to more than 80 years old to watch their children grow up.
Compared with those mentioned above, Prince Ranarit is still in Tim Ting at the age of 68. Prince Ranarit and his step-wife Opola both died unexpectedly, they had three car accidents together from 2015 to 2018, in the third car accident, Princess Opola was killed, Prince Ranari was seriously injured in a wheelchair, the body was not good, often went to France for treatment, so they will die in 2021.
Whether it is the death of Princess Opola or the death of Prince Ranarit, it is related to those three car accidents, but who would have thought that they would have three car accidents in three consecutive years? Even if it is dangerous to engage in politics, but they are killed, who would have thought that both husband and wife would be killed?
Before giving birth to the younger son, Prince Ranari had four children, and Princess Opola also had two sons, so they did not have to deliberately regenerate the child, giving birth to the younger son should be accidental, did not expect that they could still have children for so many years, did not do anything to prevent it. When she gave birth to her youngest son, Prince Ranarit was 68 years old, and Princess Opola was in her 30s, and she was no longer in the fertile period.
If it is true that as netizens say, it is irresponsible for Prince Ranari to have children in his later years, then King Sihamoni, the younger brother of Prince Ranari, should be the most responsible person. King Sihamoni is 68 years old, still unmarried and childless, and he is devoutly Buddhist, not close to women, self-disciplined, and has no scandals with anyone. In this way, King Sihamoni will not marry and have children in the future.
Although King Sihamoni was born with a golden key, his life was also full of disasters. After two coups (changes) in the Cambodian royal family, King Sihamoni became a fallen prince in his teens and only regained his status as a prince in his 40s.
During Pol Pot's rule in Cambodia, the Cambodian royal family was almost wiped out, and 19 of King Sihamoni's brothers, sisters, and nephews were killed, while King Sihamoni lived with his parents to avoid death, but he was also placed under house arrest by Pol Pot for three years, cleaning the courtyard every day in rags.
When Pol Pot finally let Sihanouk's family go, Insali wanted to keep King Sihamoni as a hostage, but fortunately Pol Pot sent a message of kindness and let King Sihamoni fly to China with his parents.
Some netizens speculate that King Sihamoni is unmarried and infertile in order to cut off off his offspring, lest the children repeat their fate, unfortunately born in the imperial family, involuntarily, and taken hostage by the enemy. Of course, King Sihamoni did not say this, saying that he was not married because he was afraid that his wife and children would distract him and make him unable to think about doing what he wanted to do.
In any case, King Sihamoni was also responsible for his infertility, lest he have trouble with his wife and children in the future. Look at the young son left behind by Prince Ranarih and you will see how right King Sihamoni was inmarried and infertile. Prince Ranarit, on his deathbed, must have been saddened to think of his young son.
Reference: The Sihanoukville Family
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