Nepal's 'god-king' wakes up to life as commoner

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KATHMANDU, June 12 (AFP): Nepal's former king Gyanendra Thursday began life as a commoner after leaving his sprawling palace home and army of servants for the last time.

He will have to adjust to living in a former hunting lodge on the outskirts of the capital, after leaving the Narayanhiti palace in the back of a black Mercedes with his wife late Wednesday.

Several hundred people gathered to watch the king's departure from the massive complex in the heart of Kathmandu, with most cheering the end of the monarchy, while a handful of royalists wept.