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Prince Himalaya of Nepal

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Father
  
Tribhuvan of Nepal

Role
  
Tribhuvan of Nepal's son

Name
  
Prince of


Religion
  
Hinduism

Mother
  
Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi

Siblings
  
Mahendra of Nepal

Born
  
12 October 1921Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal (
1921-10-12
)

Spouse
  
Princep Rajya Laxmi Devi

House
  
Shah dynasty (by birth)

Died
  
May 9, 1980, Kathmandu, Nepal

Parents
  
Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi, Tribhuvan of Nepal

Grandparents
  
Prithvi of Nepal, Krishnavati Devi Sahiba

Nieces
  
Princess Shanti Singh of Nepal, Princess Shova Shahi of Nepal, Princess Sharada Shah of Nepal

Nephews
  
Birendra of Nepal, Gyanendra of Nepal, Dhirendra of Nepal

Prince Himalaya Pratap Bir Bikram Shah, GBE, GCMG (October 12, 1921 - May 9, 1980) was a son of King Tribhuvan of Nepal and his first wife Queen Kanti. He was a younger brother of King Mahendra, and an uncle of King Birendra and King Gyanendra.

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Life

Prince Himalaya, the second son of King Tribhuvan and his first wife Queen Kanti, was born in 1921. He was educated under private tutors.

Prince Himalaya represented the Nepali king on several occasions. He represented the Nepali king at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey in London, in 1953.

From 1957 to 1959, Prince Himalaya was the chairman of National Planning Commission. In 1959, he was the chairman of Tourism Development Council. The prince was the patron of Nepal Medical Association, 1951.

Prince Himalaya married Princep Rajya Laxmi Devi on March 5, 1945, in Kathmandu.

Prince Himalaya died on May 9, 1980, in Kathmandu.

National honors

  • Member of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (1951).
  • Member of the Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy, 1st class.
  • Member of the Order of the Star of Nepal, 1st class.
  • King Mahendra Coronation Medal (2 May 1956).
  • King Birendra Coronation Medal (24 February 1975).

    • Foreign Honours

  •  United Kingdom : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire [GBE].
  •  United Kingdom : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George [GCMG].
  •  United Kingdom : Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (2 June 1953).
  •  Japan : Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.
  •  Japan : Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum.

    • References

    Prince Himalaya of Nepal Wikipedia
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