Prekshya Shah
Prekshya Shah, GCVO was a princess of Nepal 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:
Dhirendra and Prekshya divorced in the 1980s. Dhirendra was killed in the Nepalese royal massacre on 1 June 2001. Princess Prekshya died on 12 November 2001, in a helicopter crash.Patronages
- Member of Raj Sabha.
- Co-Chief of the Scout Movement of Nepal.
Styles
- Lady Prekshya Rajya Lakshmi.
- HRH Princess Prekshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal.
Honours
National honours
