Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Nepal's most recent king, finally spoke out about his being ousted two years ago. The articles focus on the king living as an ordinary tax-paying citizen. Gyanendra drops hints that he was betrayed by the political parties jockeying for power. This betrayal ended his reign, also ending the 239-year Hindu monarchy rule of Nepal.
Here's a Reuters article
Here's Sudeshna Sarkar's take from the blogosphere.
Looks like Facebook is a way the ex-king passes his time, in addition to walking his dog.
Image from rednepal.com
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