Former Nepali king lives less opulent life
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/9085 [2008-7-10]
Tag : Nepali Tea
After the page was turned on the 239 years of history of monarchyin Nepal, former King Gyanendra has all but disappeared from themedia limelight, according to a leading website.
However, a former prime minister of a tiny island nation in thepacific has given a rare glimpse into the life of the last Shahking in his new residence as he celebrates his 62nd birthday Mondayas a common citizen for the first time in his life.
Fiji's former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka told a journalist justafter returning from his Nepal trip that he found the deposed kingadapting well to his "new, less opulent lifestyle",reported the nepalnews.com website.
"I met him when he was living in a very humble bungalow abovethe city with very few staff around," Rabuka said to areporter, "We couldn't see any tea man so his own personalaide went and made the tea."
Meanwhile, the deposed monarch's well-wishers and supporters wentto his "summer palace" in Nagarjuna hill in the northwestsuburb of the capital Kathmandu, to extend their greetings on theoccasion of his 62nd birthday.
A crowd of 200-300 people had gathered in front of its gates toextend their best wishes to the former monarch and in it weremostly Gyanendra's distant relatives, ardent supporters includingthe ministers during his royal regime.
After the page was turned on the 239 years of history of monarchyin Nepal, former King Gyanendra has all but disappeared from themedia limelight, according to a leading website.
However, a former prime minister of a tiny island nation in thepacific has given a rare glimpse into the life of the last Shahking in his new residence as he celebrates his 62nd birthday Mondayas a common citizen for the first time in his life.
Fiji's former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka told a journalist justafter returning from his Nepal trip that he found the deposed kingadapting well to his "new, less opulent lifestyle",reported the nepalnews.com website.
"I met him when he was living in a very humble bungalow abovethe city with very few staff around," Rabuka said to areporter, "We couldn't see any tea man so his own personalaide went and made the tea."
Meanwhile, the deposed monarch's well-wishers and supporters wentto his "summer palace" in Nagarjuna hill in the northwestsuburb of the capital Kathmandu, to extend their greetings on theoccasion of his 62nd birthday.
A crowd of 200-300 people had gathered in front of its gates toextend their best wishes to the former monarch and in it weremostly Gyanendra's distant relatives, ardent supporters includingthe ministers during his royal regime.
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