First time after ouster, former Nepal King coming to India

In what ostensibly appears like a private visit, former King Gyanendra and his wife Komal will tomorrow leave for a two-week long visit to India, their first after the monarchy was abolished from Nepal in June.

They will attend a family wedding in Bhopal. Prime Minister Prachanda was informed about the visit today, an official source said.

The Secretariat of the former King has kept the trip under wraps but Foreign Ministry sources told The Indian Express that the King has not been issued any passport which means the former royals will use their “citizenship” or simple travel documents to visit India.

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