H.R.H. Princess Myat Paya Lat was the most senior member of the Burmese Royal Household after the death of her father, King Thibaw

Thibaw Min

Thibaw Min was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma . His reign ended when Burma was defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886....

 while in exile in 1916. Born at the Royal Palace

Mandalay Palace

The Mandalay Palace , located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed, between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding of new royal capital city of Mandalay. The plan of Mandalay Palace largely follows the traditional Burmese...

, Mandalay, the princess married at the Collector’s Bungalow, Ratnagiri, Bombay, India, 20 February 1917, Khin Maung Lat [Burma Raja Sahib], Private Secretary to Ex-King Thibaw

Thibaw

Thibaw may refer to:* Thibaw Min , last king of Burma, Konbaung Dynasty* Thibaw , Myanmar...

, sometime Officer in the Indian Police, a nephew of King Thibaw and son of the "Duke and Duchess" of Ngape and Mindat

Mindat

Mindat may refer to several places in Burma:*Mindat, Chin State, in Burma*Mindat Township, in Burma*Mindat District in Chin State, Burma*Mindat, Magway State in Minhla*Mindat, Yebyu, Tanintharyi Division*Mindat, Thayetchaung, Tanintharyi Division...

. She died at Kalimpong, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, 4 April 1956, having adopted the son of her Nepalese maidservant.