Nepalese Royal Family

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Her Majesty Queen Ratna Rajya Laxmi is the Queen Mother of Nepal. She is the second Queen of Late King Mahendra of Nepal (d. 1950). Queen Mother Ratna belongs to the aristocratic Rana Family and is the daughter of Late Honorary General Hari Shamsher JB Rana. One of the worlds longest-lasting monarchies, the Iranian monarchy went through many transformations over the centuries, from the days of the Persian Empire to the creation of what is now modern day Iran. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_Nepal. ... Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (Nepali: ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाहदेव; Gyānendra Vīra Vikrama Śāhadeva) (born July 7, 1947) has been the King of Nepal since June 4, 2001. ... Crown Prince Paras of Nepal meeting President Hu Jintao of China, August 16 2004. ... Crown Princess Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi of Nepal (born 1976 in Nepal) has been the Crown Princess of Nepal since 2001. ... Princess Prerana Rajya Laxmi Devi Singh (born March 1, 1978) is the only daughter of King Gyanendra of Nepal. ... The title Queen Mother is a title reserved for a widowed Queen consort whose son/daughter from that union is the reigning monarch. ... Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (June 11, 1920 - January 31, 1972) was king of Nepal from 1955 to 1972. ...

After the demise of her elder sister Queen Indra Rajya Lami Devi Shah, married to King Mahendra, Queen Ratna who was the younger sister of Queen Indra, was taken as a new Queen of Nepal by King Mahendra. Queen Ratna is the first woman in Nepal to go for family planning and decided not to have children for the sake of her elder sister's children.

Her Majesty Queen Mother Ratna Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah is famous for her social work for children in Nepal.