Queen Ratna of Nepal
Ratna Rajya Lakshmi 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 removed of all titles and privileges.[1]
She is the second wife of King Mahendra of Nepal (1920–1972). Queen Ratna belongs to the aristocratic Rana family. She is the daughter of late Honorary General Hari Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and his wife, Megha Kumari Rajya Lakshmi.
Queen Ratna Of Nepal Media
King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah and Queen Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi, shortly after the King’s coronation, 1955
Staatsbezoek Koningin en Koning van Nepal, Koningin van Nepal en prins Bernhard in rijtuig op weg naar Paleis op de Dam
Ribbon of "Nepal Pratap Bhaskara" (Nepal Decoration of Honour)
Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (Nepal) - ribbon
The Tribhuvan Order of Democracy
Nepal Shreepada
Om Rama Patta
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Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (Nepal) - ribbon
King Mahendra Investiture Medal 1956
King Birendra Investiture Medal 1975
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References
- ↑ South Asia | Vote to abolish Nepal's monarchy. BBC News. 28 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7163034.stm. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
Other websites
Media related to Queen Ratna of Nepal at Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Court of Nepal Archived 2006-12-11 at the Wayback Machine