Princess Purnika of Nepal

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

Princess Purnika
Princess of Nepal
Born	12 December 2000 Nirmal Niwas, Kathmandu
Full name Purnika Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
Dynasty	Shah dynasty
Father	Paras, Crown Prince of Nepal
Mother	Himani, Crown Princess of Nepal
Religion	Hinduism

Biography

Princess Purnika is third in line to the defunct Nepalese Throne. 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][5] 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. [6][7]

Honours

National Honours

• King Gyanendra Investiture Medal (04/06/2001).

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. Royal News: August 2006 Archived 7 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Nepal ex-prince's family leaves". BBC. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
7. "Ex-princess Himani leaves for Singapore". Kantipur.com. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.

External links

• Royal Court of Nepal