Prince Basundhara of Nepal

Prince Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal, GCMG was a son of King Tribhuvan of Nepal.

Life

Prince Basundhara was a son of King Tribhuvan and his second wife Queen Ishwari. The prince was educated under private tutors.
Flamboyant and handsome, Prince Basundhara was, in his day, one of the most popular members of the Nepalese royal family. The prince was greatly interested in sports. From 1962 to 1975, he was the president of Nepal Olympic Committee; he also served as the president of Royal Nepal Golf Club, and, from 1961 to 1975, was the chairman of National Sports Council.
He married Princess Helen Shah on 17 June 1945 in Kathmandu, and they had three daughters:

Princess Jayanti Shah, she was killed in the Nepalese royal massacre.
Ketaki Chester, she renounced her titles of Princess of Nepal and Rajya Lakshmi Devi on her second marriage to a British airline pilot.
Princess Jyotshanal.

He also married Ramola Devi, a writer, in 1948 and they a daughter:

Jyoti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Singha.

Prince Basundhara died on 31 August 1977, at the Bir Hospital, Kathmandu.

Honours

National honours

Member of the Order of the Benevolent Ruler.
Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy, 1st class.
Member of the Order of the Star of Nepal, 1st class.
Member of the Order of Om Rama Patta.
King Mahendra Coronation Medal.
King Birendra Coronation Medal.

Foreign honours

Honorary Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George . United Kingdom