Norodom Yuvaneath | |
Prince of Cambodia | |
House: | Norodom |
Father: | Norodom Sihanouk |
Mother: | Sisowath Pongsanmoni |
Birth Date: | 17 October 1943 |
Birth Place: | Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Death Place: | Branford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Issue: | Norodom Chhavann-rangsi Norodom Yuveakduri Norodom Veakchearavouth Norodom Ekcharin Norodom Pekina Norodom Yuveakdevi |
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Prince Norodom Yuvaneath (Central Khmer: នរោត្តម យុវនាថ, 17 October 1943 – 13 January 2021) was the first son of the late king of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk and Princess Sisowath Pongsanmoni. He was the half-brother of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni.
Prince Norodom Yuvaneath was born on 17 October 1943 at the Royal Palace of Cambodia, Phnom Penh as the eldest son and second child of Norodom Sihanouk and Sisowath Pongsanmoni.[1] At the time, Cambodia was under Japanese occupation whilst his father had previously been crowned on 3 May 1941. Prince Yuvaneath attended Sisowath High School in Phnom Penh where he learnt to speak French and English along with his native Khmer.[2]
At age 27, he joined his father in going into exile in China following a coup which abolished the monarchy and established the Khmer Republic. They would reside together in Beijing until Yuvaneath moved with his wife Tea Kim Yin to go live in Hong Kong. He again moved with his family to Connecticut in the United States where he was employed with the US Surgical Corporation.[3]