Devyani Rana
| Devyani Rana | |||||
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| Kunwarani of Singrauli | |||||
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| Born | 1973 (age 43–44) | ||||
| Spouse | Kunwar Aishwarya Singh of Singrauli | ||||
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| House | Rana dynasty | ||||
| Father | Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | ||||
| Mother | Rani Usha Raje Scindia | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
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| Kunwarani Devyani Rajya Laxmi |
Devyani Rana (Nepali: देव्यानी राणा) was the prospective fiancée of the Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal. She is the second daughter of Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and Rani Usha Raje Scindia, daughter of George Jivajirao Scindia, the last maharaja of Gwalior.
By her father, Devyani is a member of the Rana dynasty. Her mother Usha Raje Scindia, is a daughter of George Jivajirao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior. She has one sibling, her older sister, Urvashi Rajya Laxmi.
Her paternal great-grandfather was Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
She attended Welham Girl's High School, Dehradun, Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer; Lady Shriram College, Delhi and Kathmandu University (MA).
Dipendra was in England between 1987 and 1990, and his local guardian was Baronet, Sir Jeremy Bagge, whose son was also at Eton. Bagge's daughter was a friend of Devyani who was also studying in England. Dipendra and Devyani met at the Bagges' Norfolk home, and Dipendra quickly fell in love with her and asked her to marry him. However, Dipendra's parents, and especially his mother Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (born Rana), opposed the marriage. Devyani's friends also began to suspect Dipendra was hitting her, although she denied it.
According to an article in the July 30, 2001 New Yorker and other published reports, the refusal of Dipendra's parents to consent to this marriage was the cause of the massacre of the royal family in Nepal.
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