Kathmandu June 1:: Reports from the Army Hospital in Chhauni have confirmed that Princess Shanti Rajya Laxmi Devi Singh, the eldest sister of King Birendra has been killed in a shooting incident at the Royal Palace. Unconfirmed reports said additional members of the royal family may also be dead. No other details are available.
Princess Shanti Rajya Laxmi Devi Singh, the eldest sister of King Birendra has died at the age of 60, family sources said. The Princess was married to industrialist Kumar Deepak Jung Bahadur Singh, the Rajah of Bajhang, who died in 1989.
Princess Shanti was born at the Naryanhiti Royal Palace in 1941 and was educated at the Loreto Convent in Darjeeling and Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu. She was a member of the Rajya Sabha, and was associated withe several charities, including the Nepal Leprosy Relief Association.Princess Shanti and Kumar Deepak have two sons and one daughter.