A day after the government's decision to nationalise seven royal palaces, King Gyanendra and Queen Komal on Friday have shifted from Narayanhiti Palace to Nagarjun Palace, which is known as a summer retreat of the royal family in northwestern suburb of Kathmandu.
The government on Thursday had decided to nationalise seven palaces including the Narayanhiti Royal Palace. However, King Gyanendra was allowed to stay in the Naraynhiti until the Constituent Assembly (CA) polls were held.
Disregarding the government’s decision, King Gyanendra left for the palace which is registered in his name.
According to reports, the royal couple decided to reside in the Nagarjuna Palace until the first sitting of the CA which would decide the fate of monarchy.
The government yesterday had decided to nationalise the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, the Hanumandhoka Palace, the Patan Palace, the Bhaktapur Palace, Gorakha Palace, Lamjung Palace and Nuwakot Palace along with a total of 1,533 ropanies of land the palaces occupy.
All these had remained the private property of the king. Three of them are enlisted in the UNESCO’s world heritage sites.
The government on Monday had formed the committee to complete the process of nationalising the king's property inherited by him in the capacity of king and all property of late King Birendra and his family members within 15 days.
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