King Gyanendra has advised his well-wishers who had come to Narayanhiti Palace on Sunday to pay their respects during his golden jubilee birthday celebrations to ‘work for peace’, Kantipur Daily reports.

The embattled king gave the advice during the tea party thrown in his honour by crown prince Paras on the 3rd day of his golden jubilee birthday celebrations, Sunday. While government ministers and officials, eight party leaders, police and army top brass stayed away, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leaders and people close to the palace were present.

A journalist who attended the party confided to the daily, “The King said that all should work for peace.” However, when asked further questions, King Gyanendra did not answer, the daily said.

The king exchanged pleasantries with people who were known to him in the party. Most of the people who had the opportunity to exchange a few words with the King told him that the country was gradually falling in the mire of disintegration and chaos.