Nepal’s King Bids Farewell to Royal Palace
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KATMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s deposed king has left the royal palace for the last time but has no plans to leave the Himalayan country.
The former king, Gyanendra, says he wants to stay to “help establish peace” as the country moves to a republic from a monarchy.
Hundreds of people came to see Gyanendra leave Katmandu’s royal palace this evening. His departure marks the end of the final chapter of the world’s last Hindu monarchy.
Nepal was declared a republic last month after elections that saw the country’s former communist rebels win the most seats in a special assembly charged with rewriting the constitution.
