 He was inaugurated and formally appointed as King on 29 October 2004.King Sihamoni and his parents, King Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath, specifically requested that the ceremonies not be lavish because they did not wish the impoverished country to spend too much money on the event.On 29 October 2014, there were celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of his coronation.