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King Gyanendra leaves Narayanhity Royal Palace

King Gyanendra moved from Narayanhity Royal Palace to Nagarjun Palace, situated some 7-km west of Kathmandu.

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Nepal8217;s embattled King Gyanendra has moved to a palace on the outskirts of the capital, just days ahead of a Maoist ultimatum to quit the Narayanhity Royal Palace in Central Kathmandu before a key meeting on May 28 is expected to dethrone him.

King Gyanendra moved from Narayanhity Royal Palace to Nagarjun Palace, situated some 7-km west of Kathmandu, as political leaders in the country prepared to hold the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly that is expected to abolish the 240-year-old monarchy and declare Nepal a republic.

Royal Palace sources, however, said that the visit of the monarch to Nagarjun was only 8216;a weekend vacation8217; though it has received 8216;unnecessary media attention8217;.

8220;The King left the Palace on Thursday for Nagarjun on a weekend vacation and it is a normal phenomena,8221; said a senior palace official. 8220;The King will return on Sunday or Monday to the Palace,8221; he added.

He said Narayanhity Royal Palace is not totally vacated as Queen Mother Ratna Rajya Laxmi, octogenarian mother of King Gyanendra is still in the palace.

8220;In the past also the King used to visit the hill station from time time but this time it got unnecessary media attention,8221; the official stressed.

Maoist chief Prachanda has ordered the king to the vacate the palace before the crucial meeting of the Assembly as the political parties were determined to pass a motion in the 601-member House to abolish the monarchy and declare Nepal a republic.

 

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