Princess Prerana Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal (Nepali: प्रेरणा राज्यलक्ष्मी सिंह) (born 20 February 1978) is the daughter of Gyanendra, the last king of Nepal, and Queen Komal.

Princess Prerana
Princess of Nepal
Born (1978-02-20) 20 February 1978 (age 46)
Kathmandu, Nepal
SpouseKumar Raj Bahadur Singh
Names
Prerana Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherGyanendra of Nepal
MotherKomal of Nepal
ReligionHinduism

Life

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She attended University of Roehampton, Surrey, United Kingdom (BA).

Name Prerana means "Encourage" (Promote).[1]

Princess Prerana married Kumar Raj Bahadur Singh on 23 January 2003. He is the son of Navaraj Bahadur Singh and Usha Devi. The wedding took place at Narayanhity Palace; the bride wore a red sari weaved with gold thread.[2]

Abolition of monarchy in Nepal

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The monarchy in Nepal was abolished in 2008 after the Constituent Assembly election.[3]

Health

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On 8 April 2017, Princess Prerana was hospitalised at the Thapathali-based Norvic International Hospital after suffering a stroke.

“She might need to stay at the hospital quite longer,” a hospital source said, informing that her condition was stable.

Consultant neurologist Dr Pankaj Jalan has been attending to the former royal.

The hospital has been just giving her “a conservative medication” and observing the effects, the source added.

It has been learned that former King Shah visited his 39-year-old daughter at the Hospital on Friday and Saturday.[4]

On 20 April 2021 the former king and queen tested positive for COVID-19 on their return from the Maha Kumbh, a religious festival in India attended by millions of Hindu pilgrims. The couple and their daughter Prerana Rajya Lakshmi Devi Singh were admitted to the Norvic International Hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.

Patronages

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  • Vice-Chairman of The Himani Trust.[5]

Honours

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National Honours

References

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  1. ^ Baby girl names
  2. ^ "Thousands cheer royal newlyweds in Nepal". The Independent. January 24, 2003. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013.
  3. ^ BBC
  4. ^ The Himalayan Times
  5. ^ Himani Trust donates coronavirus protective medical equipment