Prince Himalaya of Nepal
Prince Himalaya Pratap Bir Bikram Shah, GBE, GCMG (October 12, 1922 – 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.
| Prince Himalaya | |||||
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| Prince of Nepal | |||||
 King Tribhuvan and his sons; Mahendra (standing), Basundhara and Himalaya (sitting) in 1932. | |||||
| Born | 12 October 1922 Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||
| Died | 9 May 1980 (aged 57) Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||
| Spouse | Princep Rajya Lakshmi Devi | ||||
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| House | Shah dynasty (by birth) | ||||
| Father | Tribhuvan of Nepal | ||||
| Mother | Kanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
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 Lakshmi Devi on March 5, 1945, in Kathmandu.
Prince Himalaya died on May 9, 1980, in Kathmandu.
Honours
National honors
- Member of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (1951).[1]
- 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.