Prekshya Shah
Princess Prekshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal was a Princess of Nepal by marriage, who died in a helicopter accident in Rara Lake along with three other passengers.
Life
Princess Prekshya was the younger sister of Queen Aishwarya of Nepal and Queen Komal of Nepal. She was educated at St Mary's School, Jawalakhel; St Helen's Convent, Kurseong; and Tribhuvan University.Prekshya married her second cousin Prince Dhirendra, a brother of King Birendra at Kathmandu, on 13 February 1972. Prekshya and Dhirendra had three daughters:
- Princess Puja Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal, married Captain Dr Rajiv Raj Shahi in 1998. She had children;
- Princess Dilasha Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal, married in 2003 Adarsha Bikram Rana. She had children;
- Princess Sitashma Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal, married Abinesh Shah in 2003. She had children.
Dhirendra was killed in the Nepalese royal massacre on 1 June 2001; Prekshya did not attend the event due to back problems. She died on 12 November 2001, in a helicopter crash five months after the massacre: she was returning to Nepal on the helicopter when the helicopter crashed into Lake Rara; her lifeless body was found in the waters of the lake. Her body was later transported to Kathmandu for cremation. After her death, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal declared that there was a link between the royal massacre and Prekshya's death.
Patronages
- Member of Raj Sabha .
- Co-Chief of the Scout Movement of Nepal.
Styles
Lady Prekshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi.HRH Princess Prekshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal.Honours
National honours
- Member of the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand, 1st class.
- Member of the Order of the Three Divine Powers, 1st class.
- King Birendra Investiture Medal.
Foreign honours
- Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.