Dhirendra of Nepal
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Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva of Nepal (4 Jan 1950 - 4 Jun 2001) was the youngest son of King Mahendra of Nepal
, and his first wife, Queen Indra.
In May, 1973, he married a cousin (and the sister of his brother's wife, Queen Aishwarya), Princess Prekshya (1952 - 12 Nov 2001). From this marriage, he had three daughters:
In the 1980s, he divorced his wife and had a relationship with a British woman, Shirley Greaney. When Queen Aishwarya came to know of this affair from her sister, she had Dhirendra stripped of his titles and exiled from Nepal.
With Shirley shah, whom he married, Dhirendra had one child:
shrawan bir bikram Shah (1 set 1994)
Dhirendra was killed in the palace massacre at Narayanhiti Palace
, during one of his rare visits to the country.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, and his first wife, Queen Indra.
In May, 1973, he married a cousin (and the sister of his brother's wife, Queen Aishwarya), Princess Prekshya (1952 - 12 Nov 2001). From this marriage, he had three daughters:
- HRH Princess Puja Rajya Lakshmi Devi
- HRH Princess Sitashma Rajya Lakshmi Devi
- HRH Princess Dilasha Rajya Lakshmi Devi
In the 1980s, he divorced his wife and had a relationship with a British woman, Shirley Greaney. When Queen Aishwarya came to know of this affair from her sister, she had Dhirendra stripped of his titles and exiled from Nepal.
With Shirley shah, whom he married, Dhirendra had one child:
shrawan bir bikram Shah (1 set 1994)
Dhirendra was killed in the palace massacre at Narayanhiti Palace
Narayanhity Royal Palace
The Narayanhiti Palace Museum, or Narayanhiti Durbar , is a palace in Kathmandu, Nepal which long served as a primary residence for the country's monarchs. Narayanhiti, in Narayanhiti Palace, is made up of two words ‘narayan’ and ‘hiti’...
, during one of his rare visits to the country.
Styles
- 1950-1972: His Royal Highness SriSriSri , also transliterated as Shri or Shree or shre is a word of Sanskrit origin, used in the Indian subcontinent as polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, or as a title of veneration for deities .-Etymology:Sri has the root meaning of radiance, or...
Panch Adhirajkumar Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva - 1972-1986: ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
His Royal Highness Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu SriSriSri , also transliterated as Shri or Shree or shre is a word of Sanskrit origin, used in the Indian subcontinent as polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, or as a title of veneration for deities .-Etymology:Sri has the root meaning of radiance, or...
Panch Adhirajkumar Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva - 1986-1987: Colonel His Royal Highness Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu SriSriSri , also transliterated as Shri or Shree or shre is a word of Sanskrit origin, used in the Indian subcontinent as polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, or as a title of veneration for deities .-Etymology:Sri has the root meaning of radiance, or...
Panch Adhirajkumar Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, GCMG - 1987-2001: Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, GCMG
Honours
- King Mahendra Coronation Medal-1956
- Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 1st Class (Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu)-1972
- King Birendra Coronation Medal-1975
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)-1986