Former King Gyanendra Shah returned to Kathmandu from Jhapa on Friday.

A large gathering of pro-monarchy supporters welcomed him at the Tribhuvan International Airport.

Durga Prasain, coordinator of the Nation, Nationality, Religion, Culture and Citizen Protection Campaign Nepal, and Kamal Thapa, chair of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, among other supporters assembled at the airport to welcome the former monarch.

Despite issuing restrictions on mass gatherings in and around the airport by the local administration, supporters gathered in considerable numbers.

Meanwhile, security has been tightened around the airport.