Shah is on life-support in the intensive care unit (ICU) still in an unconscious state and his condition is ‘critical but stable’, Nepal’s acting ambassador to Thailand Dornath Aryal citing Dr Rajiv Shahi, speaks with Republica National daily Kathmandu, one of Shah´s relatives.

Aryal said, with a flurry of inquiries coming in, he had contacted Dr Shahi at around 11 am Nepali time today. Shahi and some other ex-royal family members are currently in Bangkok to see the former crown prince.

A day earlier, a second CT scan conducted but the report was identical to that of the first one taken on Wednesday, with both showing no major improvement. The doctors had maintained that nothing could be said about Shah’s chances of recovery prior to his MRI test, which could not be performed due to the lack of ´a certain level of his recovery´.