Prince Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal,
GCMG
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(25 November 1921 – 31 August 1977) 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
Helen Rajya Lakshmi Devi on 17 June 1945 in Kathmandu, and they had three daughters:
*
Princess Jayanti of Nepal (1946–2001), she was killed in the
Nepalese royal massacre
The Nepalese royal massacre occurred on 1 June 2001 at the Narayanhiti Palace, the then-residence of the Nepalese monarchy. Nine members of the royal family, including King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya, were killed in a mass shooting during a ga ...
.
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Ketaki Chester (born on 14 January 1948 in
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), she renounced her titles of ''Princess'' and ''Rajya Lakshmi Devi'' on her second marriage to a British airline pilot.
*
Princess Jyotshana of Nepal.
He also married
Ramola Devi (1923–2000), a writer
'pen name'' Chhinnalata in 1948 and they had a son and a daughter:
* Prince N. Bikram Shah.
* Princess Jyoti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Singh (born on 25 November 1954).
Prince Basundhara died on 31 August 1977, at the
Bir Hospital
Bir Hospital (बीर अस्पताल) is the oldest and one of the busiest hospitals in Nepal. It is located at the center of Kathmandu city. The hospital is run by the National Academy of Medical Sciences, a government agency since 2003 ...
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Honours
National honours
* Member of the
Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
The Most Glorious Order of Ojaswi Rajanya ( ne, Ojaswi Rajanyako Manapadvi) was an order of knighthood of Nepal. It was given to foreign heads of state, foreign or Nepalese monarchs.
History
The order was instituted on 14 May 1934 by King Trib ...
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* Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy, 1st class (30 September 1959).
* Member of the Order of the Star of Nepal
The Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल तारा ''Nepal Taradisha'') is an award of Nepal.
History
It was instituted by King Tribhubhan Bir Bikram Shah Dev on 19 November 1918. Attached to the order is a medal ( ...
, 1st class.
* Member of the Order of Om Rama Patta.
* King Mahendra Coronation Medal (2 May 1956).
* King Birendra Coronation Medal (24 February 1975).
Foreign honours
* : Honorary Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Ancestry
References
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Nepalese princes
1921 births
1977 deaths
Nepalese royalty
Recipients of the Order of the Star of Nepal
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
20th-century Nepalese nobility
Nepalese Hindus