Prayers for the late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk.<br/> <br />Thousands in Phnom Penh took to the streets wearing the traditional funeral color white to grieve the late ruler, who died of a heart attack in Beijing on October 15.<br/> <br />The king was 89 years old.<br/> <br />The procession Tuesday comes is the last day of a week of public mourning set out by the government.<br/> <br />Students, supporters of the opposition parties, union and garment factory workers from across the country flocked to the Royal Palace to pay their last respects.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Khmer) 72 YEAR-OLD NUN, CHUON SAVATH SAYING:<br/> <br />"I pray and wish the king father will go to heaven because he did such good things for the Cambodian people."<br/> <br />Sihanouk was an influential figure through decades of political and social turmoil in Cambodia, despite long periods of exile overseas.<br/> <br />He abdicated in 2004 in favour of his son King Norodom Sihamoni.
