Princess Kritika of Nepal

Princess Kritika Rajya Lakshmi Devi of Nepal (born 16 October 2003) is the youngest daughter of Crown Prince Paras and Crown Princess Himani. She is a granddaughter of King Gyanendra.

Like her sister, Purnika, Kritika was not in the line of succession to the Nepalese Throne however in July 2006 the Nepalese government proposed changing the succession law to equal primogeniture [ [http://www.nepalmonitor.com/newslook/2006/08/rani_of_nepal.html Future Rani of Nepal] ] .

On 28 May 2008 the Nepalese monarchy was abolished and replaced with a secular federal republic. [cite web| title =Nepal votes to abolish monarchy| publisher =BBC| date =2008-05-28| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7424302.stm| accessdate =2008-05-29] In July 2008 Princess Kritika left Nepal with her mother, sister and brother to move to Singapore to join her father who had been making arrangements for the family to live in the country. [cite news |title=Nepal ex-prince's family leaves |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7511770.stm |publisher=BBC |date=2008-07-17 |accessdate=2008-08-17 ] [cite news |title=Ex-princess Himani leaves for Singapore |url=http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=153862 |publisher=Kantipur.com |date=2008-07-17 |accessdate=2008-08-17 ]

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External links

* [http://www.nepalmonarchy.gov.np/english.php Royal Court of Nepal]