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

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.

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, had been hospitalised after suffering a stroke.

She had been admitted to the Thapathali-based Norvic International Hospital on Saturday morning, confirmed a source on the condition of anonymity.

“She might need to stay at the hospital quite longer,” the hospital source said, informing that her condition is 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

References

  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



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