King Sihanouk had a large number of wives and concubines, and had many children, including 8 sons alone. Of these eight sons, the most famous were Prince Naradipo, Prince Ranari, and King Sihamoni.
Prince Naladipo was known for his cleverness, mastery of Chinese culture, and daring to expose the ugly features of Pol Pot, Prince Ranarid was known for his bravery and strength and struggle with Hong Sanmu, and King Sihamoni was known for his kindness, kindness, handsomeness and gentleness.
King Sihamoni and his parents
In addition, King Sihanouk also has a son who is also famous, he is Prince Shakapon. Prince Shakapon was the fourth son of King Sihanouk, and his biological mother was Princess Pong San Moni. Princess Moni of Pongsan was the daughter of King Moniwang, who was the grandfather of King Sihanoukville.
Princess Pong San Moni was a prolific princess with seven children. Of the five children that King Sihanouk had killed on the orders of Pol Pot, four were the children of Princess Ponsan Moni, and one was Prince Naradipo, the nephew and adopted son of Princess Ponsan Moni.
Prince Chakhapon was very fortunate that when Pol Pot killed the Cambodian royal family, he resolutely refused to return to France, so he escaped with his life.
Why is Prince Shakapon famous? Because the gossip and anecdotes about the Cambodian royal family are from him. Prince Shakappen had a large number of wives and concubines, nine concubines and 14 children.
In 2005, Prince Chakampong's fifth concubine, Chaluwan, fled to Thailand with her daughter-in-law. The matter was published in the Global Times and the Thai National Newspaper, which really made the low-key Cambodian royal family stand out.
Some time ago, a Cambodian prince wanted to buy the French football team for 100 million euros, which caused an uproar and caused a negative impact on the Cambodian royal family. At that time, some netizens said that Cambodia was so poor, there were 100 million yuan not to help the poor people, but ran to foreign countries to buy football teams to play, is the royal family too luxurious?
The Cambodian prince, who wants to buy the French football team, is not a fake, but Prince Norodom-Lavychok, the son of Prince Chakhapon. On 19 September 2021, Le Parisien reported that Cambodia's Crown Prince Norodom-Ravicjok had offered 100 million euros to acquire Ligue 1 side Saint-Etienne.
Prince Ravyjok
At that time, the Cambodian royal family refuted the rumor that Cambodia had never had a crown prince, and the acquisition of the French football team was a personal act of the members of the royal family and had nothing to do with the royal family.
The truth of the matter is that Prince Norodom-Ravichyk has teamed up with two Qatari businessmen to buy Ligue 1 side Saint-Etienne. The money was paid by two Qatari businessmen, but Prince Ravychok came forward, in the name of the Cambodian royal family, pulling the tiger skin as a banner, which attracted the attention of the media.
King Sihamoni went to the countryside to help the poor
Prince Ravyjok did this very badly, affecting the reputation of the royal family and giving the public the impression of royal luxury. Prince Ravyjok's uncle, King Sihamoni, lived frugally, dressed as a migrant worker uncle and went to the countryside to comfort the poor under the scorching sun, which made the people love and move. And the good image of the royal family that King Sihamoni had so hard to create was all destroyed by Prince Ravychok, which was really a thousand-mile levee, destroyed in the ant nest.
Prince Shakappen did not do anything serious, and his son did not do anything serious. Father and son are not as decent as Rama X. Did Prince Shakapon's family come out to be funny?
Princess Jenna, a beautiful child star who has recently become popular, is the granddaughter of Prince Shakcapone. Foreign royals rarely have princesses as child stars, but Prince Shakapon can do this.
Child stars are all tools for parents to make money, Michael Jackson and Xiulan Temple talked about the experience of being child stars, and the two of them hugged and cried together. Children should go to school well and should not put on heavy makeup to perform. Not only did the royal princess not become a child star, but the rich family did not become a child star. Prince Shakapon's family took the entertainment route, and they were really short of money.
In the historical film Sihanoukville---- The Legend of a King, Far Eastern Economic Review reporter Nate Thiel said: "Prince Shakapon is the archetype of the evil half-brother of the court conspiracy novel, who is more real than any fictional character, who once vowed to destroy Ranarikh because he had taken away the power of Shaqappen as commander of the frontier field for many years." Prince Shakcapon plotted a number of cases in the country. ”
Why does Nate Thiel say this about Prince Shakcapone? What about Prince Shakappen and Prince Ranarie?
The first on the left is Prince Shakapon
Prince Shakapon and Prince Ranari are half-brothers, and the two have been at odds since childhood, and when they grow up, they begin to fight for power. Originally, Prince Sihanouk had appointed the clever and studious Prince Naradipo as his successor, but Prince Naladipo was killed by order of Pol Pot in 1976, so Prince Sihanouk appointed Prince Ranari as his successor. But Prince Shakappen was never convinced by Prince Ranari.
Prince Ranarid was powerful, but refused to promote his brother Prince Shakapon. Prince Shakappen, in a fit of rage, defected to Prince Ranari's enemy, Hong, who made Prince Shakapon deputy prime minister.
However, when Prince Ranari and Hong shook hands and spoke happily, Prince Shakapon became a victim and was removed from his post. In July 1994, Prince Shakapon, enraged, led tanks and armed forces to fight with Prince Ranari, but was stopped by soldiers before he reached Phnom Penh, and as a result, Prince Shakcapon failed and had to go into exile.
Prince Chakhapon also planned the independence of cambodia's seven provinces under the provocation of outsiders, but also failed.
Does the above fact prove what journalist Nate Thiel said: "Prince Shakcapon is the archetype of the evil half-brother of the kind in court conspiracy novels"?
But now Prince Shakappen has become a white-eyebrowed grandfather, who follows his brother King Sihamoni all day, follows him on overseas visits, and follows his activities in the palace. If he was the archetype of the evil half-brother of the court conspiracy novel, wouldn't King Sihamoni be afraid?
Prince Shakappon and Prince Ranare have reconciled, and Prince Shakappen takes good care of Prince Ranarje. Prince Ranarit was in three car accidents between 2015 and 2018, seriously injuring him in a wheelchair and killing his wife, Princess Opola. The funeral of Princess Opolla was presided over by Prince Shakapon.
After so many years, Prince Shakapon and Prince Ranari are already white-haired old men in their 70s, fighting for a lifetime, and finally "crossing the robbery wave brothers, meeting each other and laughing and vengeful." ”
History is seen by a long-focal length telescope, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. Legends inevitably have rendered colors. Therefore, it is difficult to confirm whether the reporter Nate Thiel's evaluation of Prince Shakapon is true.
Reference: The Sihanoukville Family
The Unsinkable King – Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville ---- Legend of a King