Career
His late great-uncle, Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, died in December 2013 without naming a successor, leaving the throne and family headship vacant. Consequent to his adoption, he became the natural son of Sri Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar and Smt Pramoda Devi Wadiyar and he was formally renamed Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. He has a younger sister Jayathmika Lakshmi, currently studying in England.
He studied in Vidya Niketan School in Bangalore up to class 10, and completed his education through class 12 at the Canadian International School, Bangalore, after which he left for the United States.
He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, majoring in Economics and English. At a press conference held on February 12, at the Palace, Mysore, Maharani Pramoda Devi Wadiyar announced the name of her "Adopted son Designate" and formally adopted him in a ceremony on the 23rd of February 2015.
The ceremony was a private affair, followed by a public procession late in the evening. Consequent to his adoption, he was formally renamed Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and his coronation ceremony took place on May 28, 2015.