I once had an excourted tour of the Palace.  I was  shown both the first and second floor. There was the long dining table made of some heavy kind of wood, very shining and polished.  I was shown the throne where the former king sat for official reception of dignitaries.  On that tour, I asked if the king ever came to meet ordinary guests.  At that very moment the guide said, "if you look quickly, you may see him".  As I turned there in the other room I caught a glimps of Birendra passing through the hall to the next room.  I was immediately escorted downstairs again.  Downstairs there are many dislay cases of gifts the king had received over the years from his guests.  One thing I remember well was a large jade figurine.  I have recently wondered what would happen to those treasures once the king abandones the palace.  Since they were gifts to Birendra, will Gyanendra be able to keep them?