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King Birendra's aunt expresses shock

Queen Bharati Rajyalaxmi Bhanj Deo, paternal aunt of slain Nepal King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Saturday expressed shock over the brutal killing of the King, Queen Aishwarya and other members of the royal family at Kathmandu on Friday night.

"We are trying to contact the Royal palace in Nepal," the 71-year-old Queen told PTI.

"I am not sure exactly what happened. I can comment about it after I get all details," she said.

Queen Rajyalaxmi, the daughter of the late Nepal King Tribhuban Bir Bikram Shah Dev and sister of former King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, had married the former King of Mayurbhanj, Pradip Chandra Bhanj Deo.

Pradip Chandra Bhanj Deo passed away on September 15 last year.

She said her only son Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo was leaving for Calcutta on Saturday en route to Kathmandu, to represent her at the funeral.

Palace sources said that as per tradition, she was not supposed to go out of the palace for a year after the death of her husband.

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