Princess Purnika of Nepal

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Purnika Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah
Princess Purnika in 2019
Born (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24)
Nirmal Niwas, Kathmandu
Names
English: Purnika Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah Nepali: पूर्णिका राज्य लक्ष्मी देवी शाह
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherParas, Crown Prince of Nepal
MotherHimani, Crown Princess of Nepal
ReligionHinduism
Nepalese royal family

Descendants of King Mahendra:

Queen Ratna

  • Princess Puja
  • Princess Dilasha
  • Princess Sitashma

Descendants of King Tribhuvan:

Princess Trilokya

Princess Vijaya

Purnika Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (Nepali: पूर्णिका राज्य लक्ष्मी देवी शाह) (born 12 December 2000) is a former Princess of Nepal. She is the eldest daughter of Paras, the Crown Prince of Nepal and Crown Princess Himani. She is a granddaughter of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal.[1]

Biography

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Princess Purnika is third in line to the defunct Nepalese Throne. In July 2006, the Nepalese government proposed changing the succession law to absolute primogeniture.[2] The House of Representatives subsequently approved the bill,[3][4] but it was not signed into law. This meant that Princess Purnika remained third in the order of succession after her father and brother until the abolition of the monarchy in 2008. She is the elder sister of Prince Hridayendra and Princess Kritika.

In July 2008, Princess Purnika left Nepal with her mother, sister, and brother to move to Singapore to join her father, who had been making arrangements for the family to live there. In May 2019, Princess Purnika completed her high school diploma under the International Baccalaureate Organization at UWC Thailand. Afterwards, she joined the Rangsit University in Lak Hok, Thailand where she completed her undergraduate degree in Communications.[5]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Ex Crown Prince Paras attends Shiva Sena Nepal's programme (with photos)". The Kathmandu Post. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Future Rani of Nepal". Nepal Monitor. Archived from the original on 25 November 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  3. ^ "A NEW IDENTITY FOR NEPAL". telegraphnepal.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Showing a red flag to a bull". Nepali Times. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Nepal ex-prince's family leaves". BBC. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
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