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King Dipendra is dead

King Dipendra, the uncrowned king of Nepal, died early Monday at an army hospital in Kathmandu, the Nepal State Council announced Monday morning.

Prince Gyanendra has been crowned King of Nepal, the Raj Parishad announced.

King Dipendra had been in a coma since Friday night, after the Royal Palace shootout in which nine members of the royal family, including King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya were killed.

On Sunday, the Raj Parishad declared Crown Prince Dipendra king and named Gyanendra Prince Regent.

Gyanendra's will be the 12th Shah king of Nepal in a dynasty that stretches back to Prithvi Narayan Shah, the unifier of modern Nepal.

Meanwhile, several family members injured in Friday's shooting have been moved out of intensive care to a VVIP unit at the army hospital in Chhauni, Nepal Television announced.

Princess Komal, wife of Regent Prince Gyanendra and sister of the late Queen Aishwarya, late King Birendra's only surviving sister Princess Shoba, late Princess Sruti's husband Kumar Gorakh Rana, and King Birendra's cousin Keytaki Chester have all been moved out following improvements in their condition.

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