Late King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Dressing Mongolian Robes
The late King Norodom Sihanouk has been a subject of criticism and rumors linked to Vietnam for decades. Then, an image depicting the former King and his wife in foreign custom was circulated on social media with a claim saying the couple dressed in Vietnamese traditional clothes on their wedding days. The image with such a claim was originally posted on Facebook some years ago, but it resurfaced this month. However, after running a Google Reverse Image Search, we found the claim misleading.
Social Media Claim
An image showing former King Norodom Sihanouk and his wife Queen Norodom Monineath dressing in foreign customs was recently circulated on social media. The image was captioned with the couple wearing Vietnamese traditional clothes on their wedding days.
The image was originally circulated on Facebook some years ago and resurfaced on social media this month. Then, it has widely shared and commented on.
Below is the capture of the image circulated on social media with the caption saying “This is a rarely seen photo of former King Norodom Sihanouk marrying his wife in Vietnamese tradition.”
The original post of the photo and caption can be also seen here and the archived link here.
Fact Check
Fact Crescendo Cambodia began checking the claim by running a Google Reverse Image Search which led us to find out facts below.
The full frame of the photo depicting Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk and his wife Queen Norodom Monineath dressing in foreign clothes was found on the Chinese website Free We Chat which was published in September 2016.
The photo caption says the late King and his wife dressed in Mongolian customs, according to the website’s report.
Cambodia’s royal couple was among other world leaders who dressed in Mongolian clothes including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Below is the capture of the photo captioned “Prince Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk in Mongolian robes.”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia cannot find out more information about the image and had tried to reach out to Prince Sisowath Thomico who is a former assistant to the late King, but he has yet to respond until this article was published.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo Cambodia found out the claim mentioned above is misleading. The robes dressed by Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk are Mongolian customs.
Title: Late King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Dressing Mongolian Robes
Fact Check By: Jay UdomResult: Misleading
