The Nepalese Crown Prince has achieved what the Maoist guerillas have been
unable to, and
wiped out the Nepalese royal family. Crown Prince Dipendra took a
machine gun and gunned down the King and Queen, as well as several of his
siblings, after arguing about astrological prohibitions on him marrying and
having children. Crown Prince Dipendra is expected to become the next King of
Nepal, if he survives the self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Though with the hit
in legitimacy the monarchy is likely to take after his assention, I wonder how
long it will last.