"The Jungle is better off with the Lion as a king so is Nepal better off with Gynendra as the leader." Dimple - Would you be offended if I said wake up and smell the coffee! In case you didn't notice, he almost lost his throne, had it not been for that "hyena" you might call Girija Prasad Koirala who, for reason's Nepe and others are unlikely to forgive, delayed the inevitable and saved him his crown for the moment. Many royalists have accepted the new reality in Nepal, and have their feet closer to the ground on the future role of monarchy. I think expectations like the one you expressed is what got the Monarchy into the deep trouble that it is in now and will only sink it deeper if King Gyanedra seeks to fulfill them.