Devyani Rana
| Devyani Rana | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Kunwar Aishwarya Singh |
| Father | Pashupati Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana |
| Mother | Usharaje Scindia |
Devyani Rana was the prospective fiancée of the Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal. She is the daughter of Pashupati Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and Usharaje Scindia, of the Gwalior royal family. Pashupati Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana is the president of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), one of the democratic political parties of Nepal.
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[edit] Family
By her father, Devyani is a member of the Rana dynasty. Her mother Usharaje Scindia is from the Gwalior royal family. She has one sibling, a sister.
[edit] Proposed engagement
Dipendra was in England between 1987 and 1990, and his local guardian was Baronet Jeremy Bagge,[1] whose son Charles was also at Eton. Jeremy's daughter Shelly was a friend of Devyani who was also studying in England at the time.[2] Dipendra and Devyani met at the Bagges' Norfolk home, and Dipendra quickly fell in love with her and asked to marry her. However, Dipendra's parents, and especially his mother Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Rana, opposed the marriage. Devyani's friends also began to suspect Dipendra was hitting her, although she denied it.[3][2]
According to published reports, the refusal of Dipendra's parents to consent to this marriage was the cause of the massacre of the royal family in Nepal.[citation needed]
[edit] Post massacre
Devyani Rana fled to India immediately after the royal massacre to escape media attention. In 2004, Rana obtained a second Masters Degree from the London School of Economics. She currently[when?] works for the United Nations Development Programme.
[edit] Personal life
On 22 February 2007, Rana married Kunwar Aishwarya Singh, the grandson of Indian Human Resources Minister Arjun Singh, a royal from the erstwhile state of Churhat.[4]
She gave birth to a son in 2010.
[edit] References
- ^ Eton's royal connection BBC News, 2 June 2001
- ^ a b Dipendra and Devyani Nepali Times, 20 June 2001
- ^ Amy Willesee & Mark Whittaker (2004). Love & Death in Kathmandu A Strange Tale of Royal Murder, 1st U.S. ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2004. ISBN 1-84413-558-6 / 1-84413-558-6
- ^ CHURHAT (Thikana)
