Princess Purnika of Nepal

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Princess Purnika
Born (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 21)
Nirmal Niwas, Kathmandu
Names
Purnika Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherParas, Crown Prince of Nepal
MotherHimani, Crown Princess of Nepal
ReligionHinduism
Nepalese royal family
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The King
The Queen

The Queen Mother

  • Princess Puja
  • Princess Dilasha
  • Princess Sitashma
Princess Jyotshana
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Purnika Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal (born 12 December 2000) is the eldest daughter of Paras, former Crown Prince of Nepal and former Crown Princess Himani. She is a granddaughter of former King Gyanendra and Queen Komal

Biography[]

Princess Purnika is third in line to the defunct . In July 2006 the Nepalese government proposed changing the succession law to absolute primogeniture.[1] The House of Representatives subsequently approved the bill,[2][3][4] but it was not signed into law. This meant that Princess Purnika continued to be third in the order of succession after her father and brother until the abolition of the monarchy in 2008. She is the elder sister of Prince Hridayendra and Princess Kritika.

In July 2008 Princess Purnika left Nepal with her mother, sister and brother to move to Singapore to join her father who had been making arrangements for the family to live in the country. In May 2019 Princess Purnika completed her high-schooling from UWC Thailand. [5][6]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Future Rani of Nepal
  2. ^ Nepali Aawaz, Vol.1 Issue 17, Page 3
  3. ^ Telegraph Nepal : A NEW IDENTITY FOR NEPAL
  4. ^ Showing a red flag to a bull – Nepali Times
  5. ^ "Nepal ex-prince's family leaves". BBC. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Ex-princess Himani leaves for Singapore". Kantipur.com. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.[permanent dead link]

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