Princess Princep Shah of Nepal

Princess Princep
Princess of Nepal
Born(1930-03-16)16 March 1930
Bahadur Bhawan,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Died22 May 1982(1982-05-22) (aged 52)
Bangkok, Thailand
SpousePrince Himalaya of Nepal
Names
Princep Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal
HouseRana dynasty (by birth)
Shah dynasty (by marriage)
FatherNara Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
MotherUma Rajya Lakshmi
ReligionHinduism

Princess Princep Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal (March 16, 1930 - May 22, 1982) was, by marriage, a princess of Nepal. She was the wife of Prince Himalaya of Nepal, the second son of King Tribhuvan of Nepal. She was a sister-in-law of King Mahendra and Prince Basundhara.

In 1963, she helped establish the Nepal Red Cross Society, chairing the organisation for 20 years. She was awarded the Nansen Refugee Award in 1969.