Prince Himalaya of Nepal

Prince Himalaya
Prince of Nepal
Born (1921-10-12)12 October 1921
Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died 9 May 1980(1980-05-09) (aged 58)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Spouse Princep Rajya Laxmi Devi
Full name
Himalaya Pratap Bir Bikram Shah
House Shah dynasty (by birth)
Father Tribhuvan of Nepal
Mother Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi
Religion Hinduism

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.

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.[1]

Honours

National honors

Foreign Honours

References

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