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: ...for the Nepalese monarchy ever since Crown
: Prince Dipendra went berserk and massacred
: his entire family,including his father King
: Birendra,in June 2001.It was always
: difficult to see how the monarchy could
: recover from that terrible blow.It would
: have taken a really strong,clever and
: capable man to have been able to restore
: confidence in the monarchy after such an
: appalling event but,unfortunately,King
: Gyanendra was not such a man.Hence the
: monarchy was doomed.

I'm certainly no expert on Nepal, but from what I do know I don't think I agree with this statement. The downfall of the monarchy dates from the ex-King's decision to reverse his brother's decision to become a constitutional monarch. If he had remained an apolitical figurehead he might well be on the throne still. (Although in what condition his realm would be, it is hard to say.)