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{{Short description|Nepali princess (1930-1982)}}
{{Infobox royalty
| image =
| name = Princess Princep
| title = Princess of [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]]
| full name = Princep Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal
| house =[[Rana dynasty]] (by birth) [[Shah dynasty]] (by marriage)
| type =Dynasty
| father = [[Nara Shumsher J.B.R.|Nara Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana]]
| mother = [[Uma Rajya Lakshmi]]
| spouse =[[Prince Himalaya of Nepal]]
| issue =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|3|16|df=ys}}
| birth_place = [[Bahadur Bhawan]], [[Kathmandu]], [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|5|22|1930|3|16|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
}}'''Princess Princep Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah of Nepal''' (March 16, 1930 - May 22, 1982) was, by marriage, a princess of Nepal. She was the wife of [[Prince Himalaya of Nepal]], the second son of [[Tribhuvan of Nepal|King Tribhuvan of Nepal]]. She was a sister-in-law of [[Mahendra of Nepal|King Mahendra]] and [[Prince Basundhara of Nepal|Prince Basundhara]].

In 1963, she helped establish the [[Nepal Red Cross Society]], chairing the organisation for 20 years. She was awarded the [[Nansen Refugee Award]] in 1969.

==Early life and education==
Princess Princep Shah was born at the [[Bahadur Bhawan]], [[Kathmandu]], on March 16, 1930. She was the eldest daughter of General [[Nara Shumsher J.B.R.|Nara Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana]], [[Royal Victorian Order|KCVO]], sometime Inspector-General of the [[Nepal Police|Royal Nepal Police]], by his first wife, Uma Rajya Laxmi, of [[Doti]].

She studied Nepali literature at [[Tribhuvan University]].<ref name=":0">"Princess Princep Shah." ''Times'', 26 May 1982, p. 12. ''The Times Digital Archive'', link-gale-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/CS204311226/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=4b6fea4f. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.</ref>

Princess Princep Shah was the older sister of [[Princess Helen Shah of Nepal|Princess Helen Shah]], first wife of his brother-in-law, [[Prince Basundhara of Nepal]].

== Royal activities ==
Princep married [[Prince Himalaya of Nepal]] on March 5, 1945, in [[Kathmandu]].

Along with her husband, Princess Princep attended the [[Coronation of Elizabeth II|coronation of Queen Elizabeth II]] in 1953, at [[Westminster Abbey]] in [[London]].

In 1965, the princess and her husband founded the Soaltee Crowne Plaza hotel, which was later renamed as the Soaltee Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Kathmandu in 1994.<ref>"Soaltee to celebrate golden jubilee year." ''My Republica'' [Kathmandu, Nepal], 22 Oct. 2016. ''Gale OneFile: News'', link.gale.com/apps/doc/A467297279/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=c98c8d00. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.</ref>

Princess Princep Shah was the founder of Nepal Red Cross Society in 1963.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Nepal. '''International Review of the Red Cross (0020-8604)''', ''[s. l.]'', v. 17, n. 192, p. 147–149, 1977. {{doi|10.1017/S0020860400022014.}} Disponível em: <nowiki>https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=57064163&site=eds-live&scope=site</nowiki>. Acesso em: 10 ago. 2022.</ref> She chaired organisation for 20 years,<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/bnsj/pdf/bnsj_06.pdf |title=Britain-Nepal Society Journal |year=1982 |edition=No. 6 |pages=4–5}}</ref> including when it joined the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]] on October 1, 1964.<ref>GONARD, S. A. Recognition of the Nepalese Red Cross Society. '''International Review of the Red Cross (0020-8604)''', ''[s. l.]'', v. 4, n. 44, p. 576–577, 1964. {{doi|10.1017/S0020860400002618.}} Disponível em: <nowiki>https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=57061908&site=eds-live&scope=site</nowiki>. Acesso em: 10 ago. 2022.</ref> She was one of several Nepali representatives to the [[United Nations]],<ref name=":0" /> and a member of the Nepal Leprosy Relief Organization.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=October 1969 |orig-date= |title=Editorial: Nepal |url=http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1969/v40n4/pdf/pdf_full/v40n4.pdf |journal=Leprosy Review |publisher=Academic Press |volume=40 |issue=4 |page=194}}</ref>

She was awarded the 1969 Nansen Refugee Award for her leadership of the Nepal Red Cross' support for Tibetan refugees in Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |url=https://www.unhcr.org/excom/unhcrannual/3ae68c850/report-united-nations-high-commissioner-refugees.html |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=UNHCR |language=en}}</ref>

=== Styles ===
* ''Lady'' Princep Rajya Laxmi Kumari Rana (1930–1945).
* ''HRH'' Princess Princep Shah of Nepal (1945–1982).

== Death ==
Princess Princep died at the Samitivej Hospital, Bangkok, on 22 May 1982.<ref name=":0" />

==Honours==
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=== National Honours ===
* Member of the Order of Om Rama Patta (24 February 1975).
* Member of the [[Order of Tri Shakti Patta|Order of the Three Divine Powers]], 1st Class (2 May 1956).
* Member of the [[Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu|Order of Gurkha Right Hand]], 1st Class (1965).
* King Mahendra Coronation Medal (2 May 1956).
* King Birendra Coronation Medal (24 February 1975).

=== Foreign Honours ===
* {{flag|United Kingdom}} : [[Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal]] (2 June 1953).
* {{flag|United Kingdom}} : Dame of Justice of the [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Most Venerable Order of Saint John]] [DStJ] (11 December 1975).

== See also ==

* [[Princess Helen Shah of Nepal]]

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/a63f39b7-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad ''Prince Himalaya B B Shah, and Wife Princess Princep Shah''] (photo), [[National Archives of Singapore]]

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[[Category:Nepalese princesses]]
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[[Category:Members of the Order of Tri Shakti Patta, First Class]]
[[Category:Members of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, First Class]]
[[Category:Dames of Justice of the Order of St John]]
[[Category:1930 births]]
[[Category:1982 deaths]]
[[Category:Organization founders]]
[[Category:Women founders]]
[[Category:People from Kathmandu]]
[[Category:Shah dynasty]]
[[Category:Rana dynasty]]
[[Category:Nansen Refugee Award laureates]]

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