Princess Purnika of Nepal
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Princess Purnika Rajya Lakshmi Devi of Nepal (born 7 July 2000) is the eldest daughter of Paras, former Crown Prince of Nepal
and former Crown Princess Himani
, she is a granddaughter of former King Gyanendra
.
She is third in line to the defunct Nepalese Throne
. In July 2006 the Nepalese government proposed changing the succession law to equal primogeniture. The House of Representatives
subsequently approved the bill, but it was not signed into law. This meant that Princess Purnika continued to be third in the order of succession after her father and brother until the abolition of the monarchy in 2008.
In July 2008 Princess Purnika left Nepal with her mother, sister and brother to move to Singapore
to join her father who had been making arrangements for the family to live in the country.
Paras, Crown Prince of Nepal
Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the heir-apparent to the throne of Nepal from 2001 until the monarchy was abolished by the Interim Constituent Assembly in 2008 following Constituent Assembly elections.-Early life:...
and former Crown Princess Himani
Himani, Crown Princess of Nepal
Himani Shah, Crown Princess of Nepal is the wife of the former heir apparent to the throne of Nepal, Crown Prince Paras.-Biography:...
, she is a granddaughter of former King Gyanendra
Gyanendra of Nepal
Gyanendra Shah was the last King of Nepal. During his life, he has held the title of the King twice: first between 1950 and 1951 as a child when his grandfather Tribhuvan was forced into exile in India with the rest of his family; and from 2001 to 2008, following the Nepalese royal massacre.King...
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She is third in line to the defunct Nepalese Throne
Line of succession to the Nepalese throne
The line of succession to the Nepalese throne was determined by absolute primogeniture. This meant that the eldest child of the monarch, regardless of gender inherited the throne. In 2006 the Nepalese government proposed adopting absolute primogeniture. The House of Representatives subsequently...
. In July 2006 the Nepalese government proposed changing the succession law to equal primogeniture. The House of Representatives
Nepal House of Representatives
The House of Representatives was the lower house of parliament during the 1990 Constitution in Nepal. It consisted of 205 members directly elected by the people. It had five-year terms, but it could be dissolved by the king on the advice of the prime minister before the ending of its term.On...
subsequently approved the bill, but it was not signed into law. This meant that Princess Purnika continued to be third in the order of succession after her father and brother until the abolition of the monarchy in 2008.
In July 2008 Princess Purnika left Nepal with her mother, sister and brother to move to Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
to join her father who had been making arrangements for the family to live in the country.