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Saturday, 2 June, 2001, 07:44 GMT 08:44 UK
In pictures: Nepal in shock
The massacre of most of the royal family has plunged Nepal into a deep state of shock and troubled uncertainty. Nepalis will mourn the violent passing of their King, a publicly revered figure.
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![]() As news of the killings emerged, hundreds of mourners gathered at the gates of the Royal Palace in Katmandu
![]() Reading of the massacre in newspapers, a shocked nation tries to come to terms with the news
![]() Tens of thousands of people watched funeral procession of King Birendra
![]() Many of the mourners hysterical with grief as the coffins filed past
![]() The bodies of were cremated on the banks of Bagmati river in Katmandu
![]() The royal family was revered in Nepal with some believing the king was the reincarnation of the Hindu god, Vishnu
![]() Crown Prince Dipendra, on the far left, was heir to the throne
![]() The king's younger brother, Prince Gyanendra, here seen welcoming Prince Philip to Nepal last year, has been appointed regent
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