Prekshya Shah
| Prekshya Shah GCVO | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Prekshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi 19 January 1953 Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Died |
12 November 2001 (aged 48) Rara, Nepal |
| Cause of death | 2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crash |
| Children |
Princess Puja Princess Dilasha Princess Sitashma |
| Parent(s) |
Kendra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Shree Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah |
Prekshya Shah, GCVO (19 January 1953 – 12 November 2001) was a princess of Nepal who died in a helicopter accident in Rara Lake along with three other passengers.[1][2][3][4]
Life
Princess Prekshya was the younger sister of Queen Aishwarya of Nepal and Queen Komal of Nepal. She was educated at St Mary's School, Jawalakhel; St Helen's Convent, Kurseong; and Tribhuvan University.
Prekshya married her second cousin Prince Dhirendra, a brother of King Birendra at Kathmandu, on 13 February 1972. Prekshya and Dhirendra had three daughters:[5]
- Princess Puja Rajya Lakshmi Devi (b. 1977)
- Princess Sitashma Rajya Lakshmi Devi (b. 1979)[6]
- Princess Dilasha Rajya Lakshmi Devi (b. 198?)
Dhirendra and Prekshya divorced in the 1980s. Dhirendra was killed in the Nepalese royal massacre on 1 June 2001. Princess Prekshya died on 12 November 2001, in a helicopter crash.[7][8]
Patronages
- Member of Raj Sabha (1977).
- Co-Chief of the Scout Movement of Nepal (1975).
Styles
- Lady Prekshya Rajya Lakshmi (1952–1972).
- HRH Princess Prekshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal (1972–2001).
Honours
National honours
- Member of the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand, 1st class (1975).
- Member of the Order of the Three Divine Powers, 1st class (23 October 2001).
- King Birendra Investiture Medal (24 February 1975).
Foreign honours
- Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO, 17 February 1986).
References
- ↑ "Another skeleton rattles in Nepal's ex-royal cupboard". The Times of India. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ India Times
- ↑ Royal Ark
- ↑ Royal Ark
- ↑ Ancestry
- ↑ "Nepal's Ex-Princesses Have Found Paying Work". Womensnews. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "The Royal House of Shah - GENEALOGY". Royal Ark. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "Lambjang and Kaski - GENEALOGY". Royal Ark. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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