I have been a royalist and still am. But I am saddened by the actions of probably-soon-to-be-ex-king Gyanendra. His actions have brought the whole lineage down and probably will cost the institution of monarchy. It would be sad to see the monarchy go but right now it seems inevitable. The stoning is just one way the people are expressing their frustrations against the king's past actions (undemocratic ones). Unless the king and the royal family do things that will win back peoples' heart (which now almost impossible - given Paras fiascos coupled with King's string of wrong political moves), the days of monarchy in Nepal are numbered. Now we can only hope that the demise of monarchy does not usher in anarchy.