Princess Prerana of Nepal

Princess Prerana Rajya Lakshmi Devi Singh (Nepali: प्रेरणा राज्यलक्ष्मी सिंह) (born 20 February 1978) is the daughter of Gyanendra, the last king of Nepal, and Queen Komal.

She attended University of Roehampton, Surrey, United Kingdom (BA).

Name Prerana means "Encourage" (Promote).

Princess Prerana married Kumar Raj Bahadur Singh on 23 January 2003. The wedding took place at Narayanhity Palace; the bride wore a red sari weaved with gold thread.

Princess Prerana and her husband have one son, Parthav Bahadur Singh, born 10 October 2004.

The Monarchy in Nepal was abolished in 2008 after the Constituent Assembly election.

On 8 April 2017, Princess Prerana, had been hospitalised after suffering a stroke.

She had been admitted to the Thapathali-based Norvic International Hospital on Saturday morning, confirmed a source on the condition of anonymity.

“She might need to stay at the hospital quite longer,” the hospital source said, informing that her condition is stable.

Consultant neurologist Dr Pankaj Jalan has been attending to the former royal.

The hospital has been just giving her “a conservative medication” and observing the effects, the source added.

It has been learned that former King Shah visited his 39-year-old daughter at the Hospital on Friday and Saturday.

National Honours

• Member First Class of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, 1st class (23/10/2001).
• Member of the Order of Tri Shakti Patta, 1st class (21/10/2005).
• Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra (31/01/1997).
• King Gyanendra Investiture Medal (04/06/2001).