Princess Purnika Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal (born 10 December 2000) is the eldest daughter of
Paras, former Crown Prince of Nepal and
former Crown Princess Himani. She is a granddaughter of
former King Gyanendra and
Queen Komal
Biography
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
Primogeniture ( ) is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn legitimate child to inherit the parent's entire or main estate in preference to shared inheritance among all or some children, any illegitimate child or any collateral relativ ...
. The
House of Representatives subsequently approved the bill, but it was not signed into law. This meant that Princess Purnika continued to be 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
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
to join her father who had been making arrangements for the family to live in the country. In May 2019 Princess Purnika completed her high-schooling from
UWC Thailand
United World College Thailand (commonly referred to as UWC Thailand and abbreviated as UWCT; , ) is an independent, non-profit, international day and boarding school located at the foothills of Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Sanctuary, in Phuket provi ...
.
Footnotes
External links
Royal Court of Nepal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Purnika of Nepal
2000 births
Living people
Nepalese princesses
Nepalese emigrants
Immigrants to Singapore
21st-century Nepalese nobility
20th-century Nepalese nobility