Dhirendra of Nepal


Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva of Nepal was the youngest son of King Mahendra of Nepal, and his first wife, Crown Princess Indra.

Education

He studied with his brothers King Birendra and King Gyanendra in St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling, India; and in 1969, he graduated from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu.

Life

His mother Indra died because of complications during the birth of him.
Prince Dhirendra was often described as the "wayward" one among King Mahendra's sons. He was described as fun-loving, generous, and kind. When he was in school, he was greatly interested in theater. Prince Dhirendra was also greatly interested in sports. He had a black belt in Judo from Kodokan Judo Institute, Japan. He was also a chief scout of Nepal and patron of the National Sports Council. In 1987, he was the chairman of the National Youth Services Foundation. In 1974, he represented the king at the coronation of Bhutanese King Jigme Singye Wangchuck.
Prince Dhirendra renounced his title of Prince and the style of His Royal Highness because of his relationship with a foreigner in December 1987. After that, he lived in England until he returned to Nepal in 1998.

Marriages and family

On May 13, 1973, he married his second cousin, Princess Prekshya. From this marriage, he had three daughters:
In the 1980s, he divorced his first wife.
Secondly, on April 22, 1986, he married, at the Dakshinkali Temple, Jaya Shah Pandey, daughter of Bidhi Raj Pandey. Later, they divorced.
With Jaya Shah, Dhirendra had one daughter:
Finally, Dhirendra had a relationship with a British woman, Shirley Greaney. When Queen Aishwarya came to know of this affair from her sister, she had Dhirendra stripped of his titles and exiled from Nepal.
With Shirley Shah, whom he married in 1991, Dhirendra had one daughter:
Dhirendra was killed in the palace massacre at Narayanhity Royal Palace, during one of his rare visits to the country. He was due to regain his title and place in the line of succession.

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