21.   Hun Sen also proposed a constitutional amendment that would force royal family members to give up their royal status if they seek office.

22.   Hun Sen has picked Foreign Minister Ung Huot, a royal party member, to replace Ranariddh.

23.   Hun Sen has proposed banning royal family members in the political arena and making Cambodia a republic.

24.   In October, one of the few surviving royal family members, Princess Prekshya, died in a helicopter crash.

25.   Inkatha officials have denied involvement in the attack on the royal family members, calling it a criminal act and not for political motives.

26.   Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and a few Japanese royal family members will be invited, and the Japanese national anthem played.

27.   It was not immediately clear whether the plane, operated by the charter firm Emiri Flights, carried any royal family members from the United Arab Emirates.

28.   Koirala visited Dipendra and three injured royal family members in the military hospital Sunday.

29.   Koirala had visited Dipendra and three injured royal family members in the military hospital Sunday.

30.   Making his first state visit to the Gulf States, Mandela is to meet with leading politicians and royal family members.