Dhirendra of Nepal
| Dhirendra | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Nepal | |||||
| Spouse |
Prekshya Rajya Laxmi Devi Jaya Shah Pandey Shirley Greaney | ||||
| Issue |
Princess Purnika Princess Sitashma Princess Dilasha Shreya Shah Ushaanaa Laela Shah | ||||
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| House | Shah dynasty | ||||
| Father | Mahendra of Nepal | ||||
| Mother | Indra of Nepal | ||||
| Born |
14 January 1950 Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||
| Died |
1 June 2001 (aged 51) Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva of Nepal (14 Jan 1950 - 1 Jun 2001) was the youngest son of King Mahendra of Nepal, and his first wife, Crown Princess Indra.[1]
He studied with their brothers King Birendra and King Gyanendra in St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling, India; in 1969, he graduated from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu.
On May 13, 1972, he married a cousin (and the sister of the wives of their brothers, Queen Aishwarya and Queen Komal), Princess Prekshya (19 January 1952 - 12 Nov 2001). From this marriage, he had three daughters:
- Princess Puja Rajya Laxmi Devi (b. 1977).
- Princess Sitashma Rajya Laxmi Devi (b. 197?).
- Princess Dilasha Rajya Laxmi Devi (b. 198?).
In the 1980s, he divorced his wife.
Secondly, on April 22, 1987 he married, at the Dakshinkali Temple, Jaya Shah Pandey, daughter of Bidhi Raj Pandey. Later, they divorced.[2]
With Jaya Shah, Dhirendra had one daughter:
- Shreya Shah (b. 16 June 1988).
Finally, Dhirendra had a relationship with a British woman, Shirley Greaney (born in 1960). 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 in 1991,[3] Dhirendra had one daughter:
- Ushaanaa Laela Shah (b. 22 July 1994).
Dhirendra was killed in the palace massacre at Narayanhity Royal Palace, during one of his rare visits to the country. He was due to regain his title and place in the line of succession. In fact the real mastermind of that massacre is not identified till now.
Styles
- 1950 - 1972: His Royal Highness Sri Panch Adhirajkumar Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva
- 1972 - 1986: Colonel His Royal Highness Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Panch Adhirajkumar Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva
- 1986 - 1987: Colonel His Royal Highness Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Panch Adhirajkumar Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, GCMG
- 1987 - 2001: Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, GCMG
Honours
- 1956: King Mahendra Coronation Medal
- 1972: Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 1st Class (Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu)
- 1975: King Birendra Coronation Medal
- 1986: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
- 1997: Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra
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