Background
Prince Himalaya, the second son of King Tribhuvan and his first wife Queen Kanti, was born in 1921.
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Prince Himalaya Pratap Bir Bikram Shah
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He was educated under private tutors.
Career
Prince Himalaya represented the Nepali king on several occasions. He represented the Nepali king at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey in London, in 1953. From 1957 to 1959, Prince Himalaya was the chairman of National Planning Commission.
In 1959, he was the chairman of Tourism Development Council.
The prince was the patron of Nepal Medical Association, 1951. Prince Himalaya married Princep Rajya Laxmi Devi on March 5, 1945, in Kathmandu.
Prince Himalaya died on May 9, 1980, in Kathmandu. National honors Foreign.
Achievements
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Member of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (1951). Member of the Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy, 1st class. Member of the Order of the Star of Nepal, 1st class. King Mahendra Coronation Medal (2 May 1956). King Birendra Coronation Medal (24 February 1975). United Kingdom: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. United Kingdom: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Street Michael and Street George. United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (2 June 1953). Japan: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Japan: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum.
Membership
Member of the Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy, 1st class.
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Born
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Nationality
Nepal
Awards
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Order of the Star of Nepal; Order of Ojaswi Rajanya; Order of Street Michael and Street George; Order of the Chrysanthemum; Grand Cross; Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal; Order of the Rising Sun
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.