Supporters of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, or national democratic party, wave their flags during a pro-monarchy protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 21, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Supporters light candles and worship before photographs former king Gyanendra and former queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Shah as they celebrate the former queen's birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 29, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Posters wishing happy birthday to former king Gyanendra and former queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Shah are seen on a street side wall in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 29, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A crow sits on the statue of Nepal's late king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
FILE - Nepal's former King Gyanendra, right, listens to a supporter on his 64th birthday at his residence in Kathmandu, Nepal, July 7, 2011. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi, File).
Police escort supporters of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, or national democratic party, during a pro-monarchy protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 21, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A supporter wears photographs of former king Gyanendra and former queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Shah on his coat during a pro-monarchy protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 21, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Supporters light candles and chant slogans hailing former king Gyanendra and former queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Shah as they celebrate the former queen's birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 29, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A statue of Nepal's late king Prithivi Narayan Shah is garlanded in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 25, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Dhruba Hari Adhikary, an independent analyst speaks to the Associated Press at his residence in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 26, 2024. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. Adhikary says it is not likely the king would be reinstated any time soon. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A policeman stands guard at Nepal's former king's Narayanhiti Palace which is currently a museum in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Photographs of Nepal's former kings are displayed on the wall of a restaurant in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 26, 2024.. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Supporters light candles and worship before photographs former king Gyanendra and former queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Shah as they celebrate the former queen's birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 29, 2024. Nepal’s once unpopular monarchy — abolished after centuries of rule over the Himalayan nation — is hoping to regain some of its lost glory. Royalist groups and supporters of former King Gyanendra have been holding rallies to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)