Princess Princep Shah of Nepal

Princess Princep
Princess of Nepal
Born(1930-03-16)16 March 1930
Bahadur Bhawan,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Died22 May 1982(1982-05-22) (aged 52)
Bangkok, Thailand
SpousePrince Himalaya of Nepal
Names
Princep Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal
HouseRana dynasty (by birth)
Shah dynasty (by marriage)
FatherNara Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
MotherUma Rajya Lakshmi
ReligionHinduism

Princess Princep Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal (March 16, 1930 - May 22, 1982) was, by marriage, a princess of Nepal. She was the wife of Prince Himalaya of Nepal, the second son of King Tribhuvan of Nepal. She was a sister-in-law of King Mahendra and Prince Basundhara.

In 1963, she helped establish the Nepal Red Cross Society, chairing the organisation for 20 years. She was awarded the Nansen Refugee Award in 1969.

Early life and education

Princess Princep Shah was born at the Bahadur Bhawan, Kathmandu, on March 16, 1930. She was the eldest daughter of General Nara Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KCVO, sometime Inspector-General of the Royal Nepal Police, by his first wife, Uma Rajya Lakshmi, of Doti.

She studied Nepali literature at Tribhuvan University.[1]

Princess Princep Shah was the older sister of Princess Helen Shah, first wife of his brother-in-law, Prince Basundhara of Nepal.

Royal activities

Princep married Prince Himalaya of Nepal on March 5, 1945, in Kathmandu.

Along with her husband, Princess Princep attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, at Westminster Abbey in London.

In 1965, the princess and her husband founded the Soaltee Crowne Plaza hotel, which was later renamed as the Soaltee Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Kathmandu in 1994.[2]

Princess Princep Shah was the founder of Nepal Red Cross Society in 1963.[1][3] She chaired organisation for 20 years,[4] including when it joined the International Committee of the Red Cross on October 1, 1964.[5] She was one of several Nepali representatives to the United Nations,[1] and a member of the Nepal Leprosy Relief Organization.[6]

She was awarded the 1969 Nansen Refugee Award for her leadership of the Nepal Red Cross Society's support for Tibetan refugees in Nepal.[7]

Styles

  • Lady Princep Rajya Laxmi Kumari Rana (1930–1945).
  • HRH Princess Princep Shah of Nepal (1945–1982).

Death

Princess Princep died at the Samitivej Hospital, Bangkok, on 22 May 1982.[1]

Honours

National Honours

Foreign Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Princess Princep Shah." Times, 26 May 1982, p. 12. The Times Digital Archive, link-gale-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/CS204311226/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=4b6fea4f. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
  2. ^ "Soaltee to celebrate golden jubilee year." My Republica [Kathmandu, Nepal], 22 Oct. 2016. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A467297279/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=c98c8d00. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
  3. ^ Nepal. International Review of the Red Cross (0020-8604), [s. l.], v. 17, n. 192, p. 147–149, 1977. doi:10.1017/S0020860400022014 Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=57064163&site=eds-live&scope=site. Acesso em: 10 ago. 2022.
  4. ^ Britain-Nepal Society Journal (PDF) (No. 6 ed.). 1982. pp. 4–5.
  5. ^ GONARD, S. A. Recognition of the Nepalese Red Cross Society. International Review of the Red Cross (0020-8604), [s. l.], v. 4, n. 44, p. 576–577, 1964. doi:10.1017/S0020860400002618 Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=57061908&site=eds-live&scope=site. Acesso em: 10 ago. 2022.
  6. ^ "Editorial: Nepal" (PDF). Leprosy Review. 40 (4). Academic Press: 194. October 1969.
  7. ^ "Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees". UNHCR. Retrieved 2022-08-10.