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 | 20 February 1978 Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||
| Spouse | Kumar Raj Bahadur Singh | ||||
| Issue | Parthav Bahadur Singh | ||||
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| Dynasty | Shah dynasty | ||||
| Father | Gyanendra of Nepal | ||||
| Mother | Komal of Nepal | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Life
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]
Princess Prerana and her husband have one son, Parthav Bahadur Singh, born 10 October 2004.
Abolition of monarchy in Nepal
The monarchy in Nepal was abolished in 2008 after the Constituent Assembly election.[3]
Health
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
- Vice-Chairman of The Himani Trust.[5]
Honours
- National Honours
- Member First Class of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, 1st class (23/10/2001).[citation needed]
- Member of the Order of Tri Shakti Patta, 1st class (21/10/2005).
- Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra (31/01/1997).
- King Gyanendra Investiture Medal (04/06/2001).