Princess Princep Shah of Nepal

Princess Princep Shah of Nepal (March 16, 1930 - May 22, 1982) was -by marriage- a princess of Nepal. She was the wife of Prince Himalaya of Nepal, the second son of King Tribhuvan of Nepal. She was a sister-in-law of King Mahendra and Prince Basundhara.
Life
Princess Princep Shah was born at the Bahadur Bhawan, Kathmandu. She was the eldest daughter of General Nara Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KCVO, sometime Inspector-General of the Royal Nepal Police, by his wife, Uma Rajya Laxmi, of Doti.
Princess Princep Shah was older sister of Princess Helen Shah, first wife of his brother-in-law, Prince Basundhara of Nepal.
Princep married Prince Himalaya of Nepal on March 5, 1945 in Kathmandu.
Along with her husband, Princess Princep attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, at Westminster Abbey in London.
Princess Princep was involved in humanitarian and social welfare activities. She had great contributions in the establishment of the Nepalese Red Cross in 1964, and she became its president.
Princess Princep died at the Samitivej Hospital, Bangkok, on 22 May 1982.
Styles
* Lady Princep Rajya Laxmi Kumari Rana (1930-1945).
* HRH Princess Princep Shah of Nepal (1945-1982).
Honours
National Honours
* Member of the Order of Om Ram Patta (24 February 1975).
* Member of the Order of the Three Divine Powers, 1st Class (2 May 1956).
* Member of the Order of Gurkha Right Hand, 1st Class (1965).
* King Mahendra Coronation Medal (2 May 1956).
* King Birendra Coronation Medal (24 February 1975).
Foreign Honours
* : Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (2 June 1953).
* : Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John (11 December 1975).

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