Ministry of the Royal Palace: No Crown Prince in Cambodia


The Ministry of the Royal Palace has issued a statement clarifying that Cambodia has no crown prince.

“Referring to the National Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Law on the Organisation and Functioning of the Crown Council of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Ministry of the Royal Palace reaffirms that there is no Article stated on the appointment of the Crown Prince and there is neither national institution nor anyone who has the priority right to designate the Crown Prince,” underlined the statement dated Sept. 20.

The statement was made after there were various articles published on Sept. 18, 2021 in French Newspapers related to a Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Cambodia who intended to purchase a Football Team AS Saint Etienne of France in the amount of 100 million euros.