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Queen Ratna
Elvis Presley with Queen Ratna and King Mahendra, Los Angeles, 1960
Queen consort of Nepal
Reign13 March 1955 – 31 January 1972
PredecessorKanti
SuccessorAishwarya
Born (1928-08-19) 19 August 1928 (age 96)
Kathmandu, Nepal
SpouseMahendra of Nepal
Names
Ratna Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah
HouseRana dynasty (by birth)
Shah dynasty (by marriage)
FatherHari Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
MotherMegha Kumari Rajya Laxmi
ReligionHinduism
Nepalese royal family

Descendants of King Mahendra:

Queen Ratna

  • Princess Puja
  • Princess Dilasha
  • Princess Sitashma

Descendants of King Tribhuvan:

Princess Trilokya

Princess Vijaya

Ratna Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (born 19 August 1928) was Queen consort of Nepal from 1955 to 1972 and Queen Mother from 1972 to 2008 when the royal family were stripped of all titles and privileges. She was technically the Grand Queen Mother[citation needed] of Nepal for three days following the Nepalese royal massacre in 2001.

She is the second wife of King Mahendra of Nepal (1920–1972). Queen Ratna belongs to the aristocratic Rana family and is the daughter of Late Honorary General Hari Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and his wife, Megha Kumari Rajya Laxmi.

Life

Ratna's older sister Indra had married Crown Prince Mahendra in 1940 but died in 1950. Two years later, Ratna married Mahendra. There were no children by this marriage; Mahendra already had three sons and three daughters by Indra. She became Queen Consort after Mahendra's father King Tribhuvan died in 1955.

In 1972 Mahendra suffered a fatal heart attack while hunting in Chitwan National Park. Ratna thereby became Queen Mother.

Public work

  • Colonel in Chief Corps of Artillery 02/05/1956.[1]
  • Nepal Children’s Organisation (Bal Mandir).[2]

The former Queen Mother was famous for her social work helping children in Nepal. The Nepalese monarchy was abolished in 2008 after the Constituent Assembly election.[3]

Titles and styles

  • 1928 – 1952: Lady Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi
  • 1952 – 1955: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Nepal
  • 1955 – 1972: Her Majesty The Queen of Nepal
  • 1972 – 2001: Her Majesty The Queen Mother of Nepal
  • 1–4 June 2001: Her Majesty The Queen Grandmother of Nepal[citation needed]
  • 4 June 2001 – 2008: Her Majesty The Queen Mother of Nepal
  • 2008 – present: Her Majesty Queen Ratna of Nepal (titular)

Honours

National honours

  • Nepal Pratap Bhaskara.
  • Order of Ojaswi Rajanya.
  • Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy (02/05/1956).
  • Order of the Footprint of Nepal (16/12/1962).
  • Ati-Suvikhyata Sewalankar Padaka Medal.
  • King Mahendra Investiture Medal (02/05/1956).
  • King Birendra Investiture Medal (24/02/1975).
  • Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra (31/01/1997).
  • King Gyanendra Investiture Medal (04/06/2001).

Foreign honours

References

  1. ^ Royal Ark
  2. ^ Nepal Royal
  3. ^ "South Asia | Vote to abolish Nepal's monarchy". BBC News. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  4. ^ Royal Ark
  5. ^ Philippine Diplomatic Visits
  6. ^ Badraie
Preceded by Queen Consort of Nepal
1955–1972 		Succeeded by

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