A small bomb planted by suspected Maoist rebels has exploded in front of the chief justice's home in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.

Eyewitnesses of Crown Prince Dipendra’s massacre of his parents and seven other royals during a family dinner told government investigators in Nepal that the prince went on the rampage because of his parents’ opposition to his choice of bride.

An eyewitness to the massacre of Nepal’s royals described today the 90secs of horror when the drunken crown prince gunned down his family.

Nepal's Crown Prince Dipendra has been named king while on life support, and his uncle Prince Gyanendra is acting king.