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  Royal News: June 2001
Princess Leila was born on March 27th, 1970, as the youngest child of Shah Mohammed Reza and his wife Empress Farah, and died in London, England.
Two days ago the coffin with the late Princess Leila Pahlavi was transferred to Paris where former Empress Farah of Iran, her son Shah-in-exile Reza II Cyrus and his wife Yasmine said goodbye to her, as did her brother Ali Reza and sister Farahnaz.
Her personal secretary announced that Princess Margarita de Bourbon de Parma, eldest daughter of the Duke of Parma and Princess Irene of the Netherlands, and her boyfriend Edwin de Roy van Zuydewijn got married in a civil ceremony in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June 19th.
www.nettyroyal.nl /newsjune01.html   (7138 words)

  
 Royal shenanigans - Nepali Times
Kumar Gorakh, husband of late Princess Shruti tried in vain to restrain him, but had to retreat via the back door and hide in a nursing home near the hotel.
Finally, Princess Himani succeeded in calming down her husband, but the effect was temporary.
All the royal princes and princesses were then transported to the Narayanhiti Palace, and the prince left the city and sped towards Pokhara with two of his ADCs and two brothers-in-law.
www.nepalitimes.com /issue/205/FromtheNepaliPress/2630   (280 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : At Leisure   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Kathmandu, Jan. 22: Princess Prerna, the only daughter of Nepal’s King Gyanendra, married a commoner late tonight in the biggest social event at the palace in years.
Newspapers splashed pictures of the 24-year-old princess and her groom on their front pages and a plethora of advertisements wishing the couple success.
The sprawling grounds of the pagoda-style palace, which was freshly painted, were illuminated by powerful spotlights for the night-time wedding and tents were pitched on the lawn for the hundreds of guests.
www.telegraphindia.com /1030123/asp/atleisure/story_1599650.asp   (377 words)

  
 rediff.com: Queen was firm on choice of bride for Dipendra
The girl was a first cousin of Kumar Gorakh Shumsher, husband of Princess Shruti.
Shruti, the only daughter of King Birendra, was also killed in the Friday night shooting, while her husband is in hospital with bullet wounds.
In fact, Queen Aishwarya's writ ran in the entire household, whether it was selecting Princess Shruti's husband or deciding the future alliance of Prince Niranjan, youngest in the family.
specials.rediff.com /news/2001/jun/04nep7.htm   (526 words)

  
 Aiswarya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She was wife of Birendra of Nepal and mother of Crown Prince Dipendra, Prince Nirajan, and Princess Shruti.
Queen Aishwarya was shot dead along with her husband, King Birendra, her son, Prince Nirajan, her daughter, Princess Shruti, and seven other royal family members, purportedly by her own son Prince Dipendra, who was wearing military fatigues and wielding an assault rifle and a submachine gun.
It is widely believed that the motive for the Queen's murder was her strong opposition to the Crown Prince's proposed marriage to Devyani Rana of Nepal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aiswarya   (211 words)

  
 RAOnline Reports on Nepal - The Royal Tragedy
The youngest immediate royal family member, also among the dead, was the crown prince's 22-year-old brother, Prince Nirajan, Princess Sharada Shah and Princess Shanti Singh (both sisters of the king) Kumar Khadga Bikram Shah, Princess Sharada's husband; and Princess Jayanti Shah, a cousin to the late king.
Three persons were injured: Gorakh Bikram, Princess Shruti's husband; Komal Shah (the king's cousin) and Prince Dhirendra (the king's youngest brother).
Queen Mother Ratna and Princess Helen (aunt of the King) survived the shoot-out as they were not in the dining room where the shoot-out occurred.
mypage.bluewindow.ch /raonline/pages/story/np/nproyal01b.html   (729 words)

  
 Nepal's Crown Prince Massacres Royal Family, Kills Self [Free Republic]
His siblings Prince Nirajan, 22, and Princess Shruti, 25 and mother of two children were among those killed in the massacre that happened at around 11 pm, military sources and sources close to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said.
Among the dead were: the 55-year-old King Birendra, 51-year-old Queen Aishwarya, Princess Sruti, Prince Nirajan, the king’s sisters Jayanti, Sharada and Shanti, and the king’s brother-in-law Kumar Khadga.
Princess Shruti was reportedly the least injured, but even her small shrapnel wound had proved fatal.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3b1839936da6.htm   (4166 words)

  
 Nepalnews.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
At 8 pm, HRH the Crown Prince proceeded to Mahendra-Manzil by his car and conveyed Her Majesty the Queen Mother, with himself at the wheel, to Tribhuvan Sadan, the venue of the gathering, it is also apparent.
Her Majesty the Queen Mother then remained with Her Royal Highnesss Princess Helen Shaha in the small chamber known as Sano Baithak to the east of the billiard hall.
HRH the Crown Prince in combat fatigues entered the billiard hall and fired at the ceiling and west wall with a 9 mm Caliber MP-5K automatic sub-machine gun and then fired rat-tat-tat at His Majesty the King who was then standing near the east end of the billiard table talking to others.
www.nepalnews.com.np.cob-web.org:8888 /archive/2001/june/syp.htm   (2500 words)

  
 Portsmouth Herald World/National News: Country mourns slain royal family
The dead included Birendra, 55; the queen, 51; their son Prince Nirajan, 22; and daughter, Princess Shruti, 24, who had two daughters.
The State Council said the others killed were Princess Sharada Shah and Princess Shanti Singh, both sisters of the slain king; Kumar Khadga Bikram Shah, Sharada's husband; and Princess Jayanti Shah, a cousin to the late king.
The wounded were Gorakh Bikram, Shruti's husband; Komal Shah, Gyanendra's wife; and Prince Dhirendra, the king's youngest brother.
www.seacoastonline.com /2001news/6_3_w2.htm   (884 words)

  
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Princess Anne was on an official visit to Latein America and Prince Andrew in South Korea.
Tragedy in the Royal House of Nepal: King Birendra and his wife Queen Aiswarya, their two children Prince Nirajan and Princess Shruti and a few other members of the royal family were shooted to death during a weekly family dinner.
- Baptism of Princess Luise zur Lippe in Detmold/Germany.
www.angelfire.com /de/verenasroyalty/Royalnews2001.html   (1792 words)

  
 World - NEPAL'S KING, QUEEN SHOT DEAD BY SON
Nepal's King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, a prince and a princess along with seven others were shot dead last night by Crown Prince Dipendra before he killed himself in a fit of anger apparently over a dispute about his marriage, military sources said today.
His siblings Prince Nirajan, 22, and Princess Shruti Rana, 25, the king' s cousin Princess Jayanti Shah, the king' s sister Shanti Rajyalaxmi, Shanti Shah and the king' s brother-in-law, Khadga Bikram Shah were among those killed in the massacre at around 11 pm, sources said.
Sources who visited the hospital said among those in critical condition were the king' s youngest brother, Dhirendra, who was stripped of his royal title more than a decade ago, Gorakh Rana, husband of Princess Shruti, and Princess Shova Shahi, King Birendra' s youngest sister.
www.mid-day.com /News/World/2001/June/11449.htm   (645 words)

  
 iafrica.com | news | world news Nepal royals killed in palace shooting (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Nepal's crown prince opened fire in the royal palace of this small Himalayan nation, killing the king, queen, a prince, princess and four royal family members before shooting himself, a military official has said.
The crown prince, educated at Britain's Eton College, was heir to the throne.
The military source said among those killed was Princess Shruti, 24, who had two daughters.
iafrica.com.cob-web.org:8888 /news/worldnews/347570.htm   (228 words)

  
 CNN.com - Nepal celebrates royal wedding - Jan. 24, 2003
In a ceremony in Kathmandu late Wednesday, Princess Prerna, 24, married Raj Bahadur Singh, a 29-year-old commoner with a degree in computer science from the University of California.
The wedding, held in private at the royal palace, was attended by royal family members, close friends and a few other invited guests.
The princess wore a bright red sari with gold embroidery and sat atop a flower-festooned podium set up on the palace lawn as the chief royal priest performed the wedding ceremony.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/south/01/23/nepal.wedding   (435 words)

  
 Nepal's Royal Tragedy
He was followed by the sweet Princess Shruti, a favorite of the people, lover of the arts and patroness of social welfare groups.
After Princess Jayanti, passed, the crowds surged after the procession, intent on walking these last steps of the King, alongside him.
Caught up in the wave of emotion, I hurried out of my room after the procession had passed to pay my respects to a King, who in his final years, worked tirelessly for the upliftment of the Nepalese people.
the-voyagers.tripod.com /royaltragedy.htm   (4258 words)

  
 hannibal.net - Crown prince kills family, them himself 06/02/01   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The official said Crown Prince Dipendra, 30, killed his parents, King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya, his younger brother, Prince Nirajan, and his sister, Princess Shruti.
The princess is married and has two daughters.
According to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the shooting was prompted by a dispute over the crown prince's marriage because his mother, the queen, reportedly objected to his choice of a bride.
www.hannibal.net /palm_pilot/stories/060201/new_0602010047.html   (541 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A look at the king, queen, prince and princess of Nepal who were killed, the crown prince who shot them to death, and the prince expected to take the throne:
PRINCESS SHRUTI, 24, the princess is married and has two daughters.
PRINCE GYANENDRA, the king's younger brother, next in line to the throne, was expected to succeed King Birendra.
home1.gte.net /eskandar/nepalroyals.html   (161 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Dipendra, 29, shot all immediate members of the royal family late Friday, including King Birendra, 55; Queen Aiswarya, 51; his brother, Prince Nirajan, 22; and his sister, Princess Shruti, 24, who had two daughters, a senior military official told The Associated Press.
The State Council said the others killed were Princess Sharada Shah and Princess Shanti Singh, both sisters of the late king; Kumar Khadga Bikram Shah, Princess Sharada's husband; and Princess Jayanti Shah, a cousin of the late king.
The council said three others were wounded: Gorakh Bikram, Princess Shruti's husband; Komal Shah, the king's cousin; and Prince Dhirendra, the king's youngest brother.
home1.gte.net /eskandar/nepalshootings.html   (851 words)

  
 The Hindu : Nepal King, Queen shot dead by Crown Prince Dipendra
Besides the 55-year-old King and Queen Aishwarya, 51, their younger son Prince Niranjan, 22, daughter Princess Shruti, 25, Princess Sharada Shaha and Princess Shanti Singh, sisters of the late King, Kumar Khadga Bikram Shah, Princess Sharada's husband, and Princess Jayanti Shah, cousin of the late King, were shot dead.
Three others injured in the shootout were Gorakh Bikram (Princess Shruti's husband), Komal Shah, the late King's cousin and Prince Dhirendra, the King's youngest brother.
Sources said the Crown Prince had an argument with his parents at the dining table over his plans to get married and was asked to retire since he was reportedly in an inebriated state.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/2001/06/03/stories/01030001.htm   (609 words)

  
 International Nepal Solidarity Network » CPN(UML) “Democracy” Bulletin Anka 21
Kathmandu: Late princess Shruti, killed in the royal massacre, the only daughter of late King Birendra held shares in Kathmandu Plaze, Hotel Annapurna and NIDC (worth 0.25 million rupees).
Although according to both traditional and legal provisions, the share should have been handed down to Shruti’s children, her shares have been transferred under princess prearna, the daughter of present King Gyanendra.
Late Shruti’s husband and their daughters are still living in Kathmandu.
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 World - 'Killer' prince is Nepal King
However, he has been appointed as the Regent King till the new King is in a position to take over his responsibilities.
Nepal's King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, a prince and a princess along with seven others were shot dead on Friday night by Crown Prince Dipendra before he shot himself in a fit of anger apparently over a dispute about his marriage.
Dipendra (29) opened fire on his immediate family following arguments over his choice of bride which was reportedly opposed by the queen.
www.mid-day.com /News/World/2001/June/11480.htm   (255 words)

  
 The Hindu : Tearful farewell
A shocked and grief-stricken Nepal tonight bid a tearful farewell to the assassinated King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya as their bodies were consigned to flames near the Pashupatinath temple on the banks of Bagmat river here.
The bodies of the royal couple's younger son and daughter - Prince Niranjan and Princess Shruti - and one of the king's cousin Princess Jayanti were also cremated.
As the funeral pyres of the King and the Queen were lit by a royal high priest, buglers sounded the last post and artillery guns boomed in salute as many among hundreds of thousands of stunned mourners broke down sobbing inconsolably.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/2001/06/03/stories/01030007.htm   (307 words)

  
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 rediff.com: Condition of four wounded royals 'satisfactory'
The condition of four members of the Nepalese royal family, who were injured in Friday night's shootout in the palace and could provide vital clues to the episode, was stated to be 'satisfactory'.
The condition of Princess Komal, Princess Shobha, Kumar Gorakh Samsher, husband of late King Birendra's daughter Shruti, and Ketaki was 'satisfactory', Nepalese news agency RSS said on Sunday quoting doctors attending on them.
In view of their 'stable' condition, all the four have been shifted from the Intensive Care Unit to the VVIP ward of King Birendra military hospital, RSS said.
www.rediff.com /news/2001/jun/03nepal6.htm   (102 words)

  
 Birendra, King Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
Birendra married Aishwarya R.L. Rana on February 23, 1970; they had three children--Crown Prince Dipindra, Prince Nirajan, and Princess Shruti.
Birendra was born while the Rana family still dominated the government of Nepal and the royal family was kept under strict surveillence.
He proceeded to murder his entire immediate family, shooting King Birendra first, the Queen, Prince, and Princess and killing several other members of the royal family.
www.bookrags.com /biography/birendra-king   (1018 words)

  
 Online edition of Daily News - Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
His Royal Highness late Prince Dipendra was born on 27th June 1971, became King for two days with the demise of his father until he succumbed to his injuries.
Her Royal Highness late Princess Shruti their first daughter was born on 15th October 1976 and a third child his Royal Highness, the late Prince Niranjan was born on 6th November 1978.
The late King Birendra continued to strengthen the Panchayat System of Democracy, which was popular and deeply routed in Nepalese Social Environment.
www.dailynews.lk /2002/06/01/fea06.html   (694 words)

  
 AFTER THE MASSACRE
The statement opened the floodgates of questions, feeding suspicions that the Crown Prince, by then King, was being made a scapegoat to protect hidden forces.
the only eyewitness survivors, Princesses Komal and Shova, said to be in a satisfactory condition in the off-limits Military Hospital, could hold the key to the gunning down of seven members of the royal family.
At the crux of it all is deepening incredulity about Crown Prince Dipendra 'suddenly' turning a psychotic killer over frustrated love or, as the latest version would have it, an 'accidental' killer.
www.flonnet.com /fl1812/18121270.htm   (2383 words)

  
 nepalesewoman1.htm
Her late Majesty Queen Aishawraya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah, HRH Princess Helen Shah and HRH princess Princep Shah had great affection towards Games and sports.
Sita Pandey and her team members have formed non governmental and non profitable organization called women in sports/Nepal (Wins-Nepal) to promote the cause of sports in Nepal and to encourage and increase the participation of Nepalese women in sports.
Her Royal Highness Late Princess Shruti Rajya Laxmi Devi Rana during the launching of Wins-Nepal in march 1999 felicitated the renowned Nepali women players amidst an inagural ceremony of women sports Nepal.
www.nocnepal.org.np /nepalesewomen1.htm   (1183 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Princess Shruti": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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 Nepal sacks royal palace security personnel Asian Political News - Find Articles
The entire family of King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya were killed in the carnage started by the crown prince who eventually turned a gun on himself.
Princess Shruti and Prince Nirajan, the daughter and younger son of the royal couple were also killed.
In their submission to a high-powered inquiry panel, some of the aides confessed supplying drugs to the crown prince.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2001_July_9/ai_76664463   (354 words)

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